The political arena has been sexist and racist for a really long time what's changed is the media ecosystem in which that problematic rhetoric grows... It's almost like there are all of these parallel media universes, so we are not all operating on a shared set of facts.
The attacks against Ms. Harris reflect the steady coarsening of political debate, a movement of explicit vulgarity and bigotry out from the shadows and into the open. Experts fear the shift could erode society by discouraging potential candidates from running for office and turning constituents off the democratic process.
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