I know what you mean. Guys on here keep accusing me of being a leftist and garnering what I say from CNN or NBC or some other TV station but I don't even receive any news from TV. I listen to FOX radio in the evening and NPR in the morning and sometimes BBC and CBC.
Did someone actually substantiate the muriatic acid in the face thing? I know Gypsy pointed out that there were violent slimeballs on both sides but Pipeline piped up that the violence on the right was correctly justified.
If one steps back and looks at things objectively you can see that both sides use the tactic of accusing the other of doing exactly what they are doing. They also both fabricate and exaggerate, including [and especially] Trump.
What a mess huh?
Yes. One big mess.
Trump uses all the things you mentioned. He is a master troll who uses his"skills" to control the news cycle. Or make his opponents act in predictable ways distasteful to a lot of Americans.
Yet, we fall for it and argue. Meanwhile the professional wrestling match goes on while both sides slap each other on the back saying how great they whipped up the crowd. Paul Ryan and my favorite waste of a gobbler Mitch McConnell .