{"id":537037,"date":"2010-04-21T07:40:54","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T11:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/04\/21\/the-media-and-extremists-are-fanning-the-flames-of-hatred-why-is-the-us-becoming-so-uncivil\/"},"modified":"2010-04-21T07:40:54","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T11:40:54","slug":"the-media-and-extremists-are-fanning-the-flames-of-hatred-%e2%80%94-why-is-the-us-becoming-so-uncivil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/537037","title":{"rendered":"The Media and Extremists Are Fanning the Flames of Hatred \u2014 Why Is the US Becoming So Uncivil?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/10989981\/1b3hk3\/alternet~The-Media-and-Extremists-Are-Fanning-the-Flames-of-Hatred-Why-Is-the-US-Becoming-So-Uncivil\" >The Media and Extremists Are Fanning the Flames of Hatred &#8212; Why Is the US Becoming So Uncivil?                     <\/a><br \/>Our lack of civility in public discourse can be traced directly back to a lack of empathy. The only way to move forward is to actually listen to what the other side is saying.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/10989981\/1b3hk3\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Our lack of civility in public discourse can be traced directly back to a lack of empathy. 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