Political hate speech can have real-world fallout. After the alleged attack on Helen Haines, our leaders must act | Paul Daley

Social media amplify the worst excesses of what passes for public discourse, while some media outlets foment polarisation If the increasingly vituperative tenor of our public discourse, online and verbal, has fully trailed America’s into the murky dungeon of political violence…
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