'My most fascinating friendships have always come from 'the other side,'' MSNBC host Joe Scarborough tweeted, noting that, as a Republican, he 'always benefitted' from those conversations. RELATED: Young Trump staffers say they are having a hard time dating

'This doesn't bode well,' complained GOP lawyer and ABC commentator Sarah Isgur, who previously defended the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border as a former spokesperson in the Justice Department. Radio talker Matt Murphy whined that liberals 'don't believe in our republic cannot abide people who think differently than them.' As if not getting to have sex with or go to parties with liberals is exactly the same as having your basic rights as a citizen stripped from you. On the right, there was a lot of trumpeting how this supposedly proves the left are the ones who are 'really' intolerant. Unsurprisingly, this delicious bait worked exactly as intended, at least in social media reactions.

'Young Dems more likely to despise the other party,' blares Tuesday's Axios headline, noting in the article that '5% of Republicans said they wouldn't be friends with someone from the opposite party, compared to 37% of Democrats,' and '71% of Democrats wouldn't go on a date with someone with opposing views, versus 31% of Republicans.' Their latest is irresistible for conservatives, who love any story that frames them as victims, and gives them the chance to blame the left for 'incivility.' Never mind obvious counter-examples such as the storming of the Capitol, gun-waving Christmas cards, and the entire person of Donald Trump. You have to give it to Axios: They know how to throw out some tasty bait.

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