Is Civility Dead in America? The Truth About Online Hate & Who’s Really Behind It

The Karel Show · Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

Is Civility Dead in America? The Truth About Online Hate & Who’s Really Behind It

Is America really becoming more hateful—or is social media giving us a dangerously distorted picture of who we actually are?

Oprah Winfrey has limited online comments after dealing with relentless negativity. Perez Hilton has faced vicious attacks online even while sharing images of himself injured and hospitalized. Scroll through social media or watch the news long enough and it can feel like basic human decency has disappeared.

But is civility actually dead in America—or are a relatively small number of people…