Something currently being over-covered in the news is the "political climate". Everyone is freaking out about how negative politics has apparently turned. Politics has always been negative. Yes there was an assassination attempt and massacre in Tucson, but there have been other assassinations in history. If one were to look back in time they would find that American politics have always been scary and mudslinging.
In the election of 1800, John Addams was accused of being a monarchist, which is kind of a low blow since the Revolution had just occurred and he played a large role in it's success.
Politics are dirty. I'm not saying tragedy isn't something we should shrug off of our shoulders, but wackos are going to be out there no matter how hard we attempt to "play nice".
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