Spencer Cox: “Both sides overestimate the extremism on the other side by…”

“In fact, we're not much different than other Western democracies. The problem is how far apart we think we are, due in large part to conflict entrepreneurs in both the media and politics. Both sides overestimate the extremism on the other side by about 30%. Now, interestingly, this perception gap is actually strongest amongst progressive activists on the left and amongst extreme conservatives on the right.” (06:34–06:40)

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