@mekkaokereke Thanks for this thread. I've been saying for the last decade that if people really want to understand US politics, they need to study pro wrestling. I don't follow UFC, but it sounds like the incentives are pretty similar. It's easier to get a crowd invested by getting people to boo you than it is to get them to cheer for you. But none of that happens in a vacuum: someone is booking the matches, producing the promo packages, renting the arena, and selling tickets. Most athletes in other sports do not behave like this, because other sports are structured differently. If we want our politics to change, we have to dismantle the incentive structures that produce this behavior. Down thread you ask what needs to change. My answer would be "all of the above".