can a society with two big groups holding such divergent values survive? Or is it inevitable that is splits apart? There are historical examples in both direct

can a society with two big groups holding such divergent values survive? Or is it inevitable that is splits apart? There are historical examples in both directions, so arguably we don't know. A society that didn't survive: Russia during the Bolsheviks. One group was so aggressive it took over completely. A society that did come back from the brink: perhaps Britain during the 1970s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent Left / right conflict resulted in widespread strikes, three day weeks, an IMF bailout, power cuts, garbage piling up in streets, bodies going unburied, hyperinflation and so on. It was resolved after voters replaced the left wing government with a right wing one that radically reformed trade union laws and refocused policy on inflation control, but at the cost of a huge recession. The UK pivoted from quite far leftism to (for Britain) nearly libertarian government within the span of one or two elections; eventually Thatcher's libertarian policies led to riots and she was kicked out by her own party. After that both parties moved more towards each other, paving the way for many years of Blairite centrism.