Of course its serious. I would love it if people were driven to the voting booths by rational policy debates and whatnot. But we as a country are so far past that point that the whole "when they go low, we go high" thing doesnt really seem to work anymore. So I see it as a deal with the devil. Use the same tactics the GOP used during the Obama years to get the Dems back in power. And then when the Trump years are over, try to get the civility back. Of course that is a big if. I honestly dont see this ever happening as both sides realize how profitable this sort of perpetual outrage is. After all, a Fox News host just suggested that Mueller is orchestrating a coup. Its only going to get worse, and we can only hope it will get better.