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[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting analysis, but I think you're missing one key factor. And that's there are people in positions of power and influence--from both sides, not just the one or the other--who are spurring the divisions onward for their own benefit. Between vote-mongering politicians, outrage merchants and grifters, the news media, and wanna-be social engineers in academia, there's a vast roster of unscrupulous assholes all stirring the pot, with only themselves set to benefit from the chaos. And, naturally, things calming down and people actually talking to each other instead of screaming at each other is counter to their interests. For things to get to any sort of calm state, those fuckers need to be removed from the situation entirely.