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We’ve never been more polarized in most of our lifetimes, at least that’s the word. "This polarization is tearing us apart," says the pundit to a nodding panel of pundits.

"We" and "us" and "ourselves' are such interesting words. They leave a trail. You can usually follow them back to the lair of their underlying assumptions.

“We've never been more polarized as a country,” for example, says something clear about who is considered a part of this country, and who is not.