It's more than just the toxicity of the conversations. These vapid online brawls have engaged millions more people to vote who never would have voted in the past.
Hence, introducing an easily swayed group of uneducated voters into the pool, and debasing politics to their level.
If democracy represents the intelligence of the average voter, then engaging literally tens of millions of uneducated/emotional/immature people to vote significantly diminishes the ability of our government to make decisions and/or speak about problems honestly.
Hence, introducing an easily swayed group of uneducated voters into the pool, and debasing politics to their level.
If democracy represents the intelligence of the average voter, then engaging literally tens of millions of uneducated/emotional/immature people to vote significantly diminishes the ability of our government to make decisions and/or speak about problems honestly.