It is undeniable that polarization is a part of our sociopolitical reality. Polarization describes the existence of politically opposed positions. In recent times, we have seen how certain ideological and media bubbles, fueled by exclusionary narratives that were once laughable in our communities, have crossed the boundaries of the digital world to invade our neighborhoods, where they find refuge among people and social environments disillusioned by the lack of political solutions to their everyday problems. Indeed, in the arena of political disputes, there have always been proactive arguments, guaranteeing rights, against which reactionary antitheses emerge, directed against equality and coexistence. However, if polarization is inherent to political discussion, what is new about the current situation of polarization?

I bitterly confess that I have seen lives torn apart by fanaticism, by criminal greed, by the violent defense of dogmas that had been deconstructed, by accidents that were not accidents but the consequence of recklessness, by loneliness or poverty, by climate catastrophes. Bad politics has consequences, and they are not good.

It's very unlikely you'll win the Grossa lottery, but it's very likely you'll have a political argument on Christmas Eve. Specifically, you have a 20% chance of having a "heated" political discussion, according to the [unclear - possibly "lottery" or "political lottery"].Polarization Atlas 2025 From the organization More in Common. The landscape of social division that emerges from this and other research is worrying. One in four people in the country has felt "attacked or strongly criticized" for expressing their opinions in public.