I think a good majority of people can see how messed up it has gotten- at least talking to people face to face tells me this- but so many are afraid of being shouted down by zealots they've decided to keep quiet. Unless of course they're zealous themselves on the other side. The most ridiculous threads on the internet are when far left and far right are arguing with each other. Or at least equally as ridiculous as when they're in their own echo chambers agreeing that they believe everything their preferred source of theatrical news is telling them. I recently saw someone say "Woke is what conservatives sling as an insult when they don't have a valid argument" to which someone responded "And racist is what liberals sling for the same reason", to which I responded "You both nailed it, and it's getting boring to watch for those of us who don't buy into any of that".