There is anger on both sides, some based on pure misconceptions. But here is the reason I’ve discovered for the ever-widening chasm between the 2 ideologies:
Democrats make their decisions based on feelings.
Republicans make their decisions based on reason.
Perhaps a generalization, but after years of these sort of discussions, it’s what finally seems to be the bottom line.
Not exactly. Many liberals make their decisions based on reason. The problem is that their basic assumptions about the world are false, so making rational decisions based on those false assumptions usually results in bad decisions. Sometimes, things work out simply by luck, and then they say "See, I was right all along!"