There’s a lot of tension over politics at the moment, I think people have been letting off steam here the past few days as a result, because I’ve noticed it too.
Good news is that a lot of us know how good the dialogue can be. Instead of despairing, why not jump in and raise the conversation?
As a Europerson...i don't really see much difference between this comment section and many others - over several years, at different times, let alone now.
One comment: "I really think this is pretty much solely about politics [etc]."...is what we would refer to as 'social stuff'.