top me if you've heard this before, but this will all get worse.
The discovery of (as of now) 12 explosive devices—or at least devices that look like bombs—sent to prominent Democrats ought to have been a moment for bipartisan reflection about the toxicity of our political culture. But this is 2018, and it has served only to accelerate our downward spiral of incivility, boorishness, and crazy talk.
In the last few days, the ongoing derangement of the American mind has been on full and lavish display, as some on the right embraced the bizarre conspiracy theory that suspected bombs may have been a “false flag,” planted by Democrats. ( Let's blow up Soros to own the cons!) Now that police have arrested a suspect, Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, of Aventura, Fla., and seized his van covered with bumper stickers and decals supporting Donald Trump, don't expect those who adopted that theory to change their minds much beyond “Meh, he was clearly just a crazy person” or “Look at his criminal record!”
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