# When Did We Get So Hateful? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 12, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-so-hateful/808664 "2018-02-12T02:13:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-so-hateful/808664/29 "2018-02-12T15:28:24Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > the Left had pretty much a monopoly on the media… > What started the slide was Reagan. The MSM hated him … the lefties in the MSM explained, over and over…Clinton’s inability to tell the truth on a bet, plus his zipper problems, and the discovery of the GOP that they could stop him from increasing the budget deficit… Etc. You’re providing evidence of the results, not the causes. That includes following the traditional RW alternative-facts approach that pretends Clinton didn’t produce budget _surpluses_. Just for one example. > [@](#): > > Dems were outraged that they couldn’t sue their way into the White House. In fact, it’s bad enough that the devoted adherents of one party can no longer recognize the importance of democracy and the integrity of the voting process itself. They can no longer even understand Country Before Party. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-so-hateful/808664)._