American politics at this point is practically defined by being afraid of the other group. The groups themselves have little cohesion, and contain bitter rivals, but they trust each other more than their hated enemies.

Which becomes self-reinforcing: attempting to save yourself is perceived by the other as oppression.

I don't mean to simply blame all sides here. Facts on the ground do exist.I think I can justify how some players are worse than others, and that there might be a way out of the vicious cycle when some individuals say "no, that assertion no longer seems reasonable."

But given that it's gotten monotonically worse for decades, I don't see that happening any time soon.