The politically engaged are more polarized than the detached

This seems to cut against the idea that the key to a stable and rational governing system is to get people involved in the political process. The more engaged, the more polarized. The degree of polarization has increased far more among the engaged than the less engaged.

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I don't really know what to make of this.

Increased participation - according to these data - may make things worse.