I don't disagree with this in abstract but I think the idea that both sides have extreme elements that are in any way comparable died on January 6th. There's a difference between Bernie Sanders and Marjorie Taylor Greene, but a lot of people don't see it that way because they're uncomfortable being in the same group as Marjorie Taylor Greene. I think the Republicans have a responsibility to address this and I don't think the Democrats are in a similarly dire situation.
Why did you select Bernie Sanders as the most extreme person in Congress on the left? Why not Maxine Waters or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Once you can answer that question, you might discover something you weren't expecting in why this divisiveness continues to accelerate.
I think those are fine examples too and I think my comment would be very similar if I substituted one of them for Bernie. I think Bernie has a higher profile than either of those two examples (he ran for president and neither of them did), so it made more sense to me. In retrospect, AOC would have been a better choice since they're both in the House.
