u/Anyna-Meatall

It's not 'both sides.' It's because of a deliberate choice by the Republicans, outlined in a 1990 GOPAC memo.

https://www.transcend.org/tms/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Newt-Gingrich-Language-A-Key-Mechanism-of-Control-1990.pdf

And before you cons start whining about hate on the left, look at what your actual elected representatives—not the average Joe with a Twitter account—says about the opposition.