How you can be "objective," live through the past twenty years, and wind up thinking "both sides" are equally problematic/at fault for the current situation? Maybe a little history will help?
America has been prone to succumb to demagoguery for a long time. Here's a novel from 1935 that you should be familiar with:
The reason it's finally happening now is that the 60-year old conservative project to remake America in the image of the John Birch Society and other right-wing nuts has borne incredible fruit. Essentially, they decided the end justifies the means and are now being consumed by the means. Here's a quick sampler of stuff to start reading up on.
America has been prone to succumb to demagoguery for a long time. Here's a novel from 1935 that you should be familiar with:
https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Happen-Here-Sinclair-Lewis/dp/19...
The reason it's finally happening now is that the 60-year old conservative project to remake America in the image of the John Birch Society and other right-wing nuts has borne incredible fruit. Essentially, they decided the end justifies the means and are now being consumed by the means. Here's a quick sampler of stuff to start reading up on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/474662-the-myth-of-t...