It may be worth noting that such was the polarization of Great Britain in WWII that Ireland remained officially neutral while London was being bombarded with r

It may be worth noting that such was the polarization of Great Britain in WWII that Ireland remained officially neutral while London was being bombarded with rockets, and they went right back to bombing each other within a few years of the external threat being removed. This is the level of polarization and sectarianism I've been warning about for years, and we're way deeper into it than I think most people realize. People only hate because it feels good to do it, righteous hate feels the best of all. There isn't a lot to compete with that feeling, except maybe actualizing one of the sadistic fantasies it creates. When your basic needs are taken care of and there's nothing else that is more intense in your life available to you, the little rush it gives you from hating those scumbags feels good and becomes a habit, and then it becomes as satisfying as having a cigarette or even a coffee in the morning, and so we seek out conflict. In nature fighting is expensive, so the conflict itself in many ways is also a luxury. The reason people are doing this is because they love it.They're going to do it until they realize they love it and then decide they don't anymore. I've thought a lot about what beliefs people would need to change to mitigate the chain reaction we've set in motion, and there is no single one or cluster that makes much of a difference. We like this too much, and we're affluent enough to indulge it. While I have opinions on which ones would really help, barring a wave of Damascene conversions, I can't think of anything persuasive enough to change someones idea of self. It would require a viral idea that improved the quality of someone's thought in general, where through transmitting it you could raise enough boats to head off the imminent dark period. Anyway, maybe we will just see what shakes out of a period of attrition.