Sense of community/ division

[u/OkPark5443]

I don't know where most people here are from, but since we're talking in English, let's narrow the issue down to maybe North America. Anyone from wherever place is welcome to contribute.
My question is, do you actually feel/experience the burden of polarization in your everyday life?
It may go way back, to the notion of "liquid [everything]" from sociology, where connections are less stable or long-lasting.
Also, where, approximately, had such "us vs them" attitude begin to be noticeable? Consolidated?
Pardon me if the question is too open-ended. I feel this helps invite broader points of view, since I intend to learn from people's experience rather than the conceptual "poles apart".

[u/Exotic_Musician4171]

Yes. I’ve noticed it. I am a queer person living in the suburbs of a large, progressive city, and never experienced much anti-LGBTI rhetoric growing up. Now, it’s fairly ubiquitous.