The latest attack motivated by hate in Boulder, Colo., came as a shock but not a surprise. Who could argue with an attempt to highlight the plight of the hostages still held by Hamas after its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel? Apparently, a man with a makeshift flame-thrower, whose disagreement with the Israeli government’s policies toward Palestinians in Gaza allegedly motivated his actions.

Political disagreements are perfectly legitimate. Crossing the line into violence is not.

Yet a majority of voters in a recent Rasmussen Reports survey don’t believe the situation will improve. They instead see a decline in the level of civility in American political life and expect political violence to increase in the next few years.

Maybe they’ve just been paying attention.

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