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'''affective polarization''': meaning that our feelings (affect) are different towards members of our own group compared to outsiders. Growing intolerance in the U.S. is a puzzle because disagreeing about policies need not cause rampant mistrust and legislative gridlock
[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-identity-not-issues-explains-the-partisan-divide/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciam%2Fmind-and-brain+%28Topic%3A+Mind+%26+Brain%29 How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divid]
Also in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_polarization wikipedia]