There are people on plop who think others care what they say about them.
That's hilarious.
I have 2 people on ignore, not because I care what they say about me, but because I think one is a simpleton and the other is a total degenerate.   I could care less what they have to say and I know there's not a hope in hell of changing their minds on any issue. 
Having said that, I'm sure they feel the same way.

He’s a fckin idiot. Drove my ex horse Sonny black like a moron.  Stays on the rail  he’s first or second

Horse has only one eye.  He knew that

The "great divide" you speak to is certainly more real today than ever. I'd like to blame Trump or Obama or anyone else for this issue. But I think the way people gather information is the main culprit for the anger and the angst. Between social media memes and posts and bias cable news networks, it's difficult to decipher the truth in "real time". For many who study the news by glancing at Facebook or Twitter are really doing themselves a disservice.