Dustin: Are We More Divided Today?

On his Facebook wall, Dustin Hurst of Idaho Reporter asks this question: “The more I see protests from the right and left, the more I am convinced we are involved in ideological warfare. I know this isn’t a surprise to anyone, but I’m watching and wondering how bad it will get. Has the county been this divided before? I am too young to know.” To which a friend responds: ” Yeah the 60’s were pretty bad. But this is round two of that as the ideology and sides are the same except there were less “hippies” and peaceniks than now and they are dressed different.”

Question: Are we more divided today that at any previous time in your life, including (for those old enough to remember) the ‘60s?