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What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? (search mode)

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#1 Lingering effects of Great Recession/Economic Inequality		53 (51%)
#2 America is an empire in a post-imperial world - our large and diverse country naturally lends itself to increased division		29 (27.9%)
#3 The government has become complacent as neither party has faced a true existential threat in decades		26 (25%)
#4 The media is incentivized to promote conflict and sensationalism		80 (76.9%)
#5 People feel less agency over the decisions made by government due to increased influence of pan-national organizations like the UN and WTO		14 (13.5%)
#6 White men threatened by the rise of women and minorities		58 (55.8%)
#7 Lack of a common existential threat - USSR, Nazis, Al-Qaeda		31 (29.8%)
#8 A general moral decay, due to increasing irreligiosity and secularism		27 (26%)
#9 Foreign powers have nurtured divisions between Americans to weaken the nation on the international stage		17 (16.3%)
#10 Social media has strengthened the "bubbles" we live in, by showing us hundreds of people who agree with us and little else		82 (78.8%)
#11 Other (explain)		18 (17.3%)
#12 Americans are divided, but that's a good thing and reflects a strong democracy		9 (8.7%)
#13 America is not any more divided now than it has been in the recent past, it just feels that way		17 (16.3%)

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