I agree with this but I think Newt took it up several notches or down several notches he turned the temp up and made it ok for bomb throwing to make a point before then there was a certain amount of civility. IMO he started the road to extreme side taking and demonizing the democratic party as a threat in and of itself. He also used the media to reach more americans with that message thanks to Fox and Rush.
This coming from a sitting congressman is hilarious (of course, the congressman is an idiot that sued a troll cow account).. .
https://nypost.com/2021/11/04/woman-falls-100-feet-to-her-death-taking-selfie-in-belgium/ Woman falls 100 feet to her death from cliff in Belgium after posing for selfie “Taking photos was her passion. I immediately unlocked her phone and saw that she had taken a photo on the cliff edge. Her very last selfie,” the grieving hubby said