You’re right — it really doesn’t make sense. Politics has always been a space with strong opinions, but that doesn’t justify violence. The problem seems to be that some people treat disagreement as a personal attack rather than just a difference of opinion.

Social media amplifies anger and outrage, which probably makes it worse. Ideally, people should be able to disagree, debate respectfully, and then move on without it escalating to threats or violence.

It’s sad that history keeps repeating itself, but conversations like this are important to remind people that disagreement doesn’t equal enemy.