I don't think this is caused by the voting system. Polarization is a function of where the cultural discourse is at. By culture I don't just mean the arts. I t

I don't think this is caused by the voting system. Polarization is a function of where the cultural discourse is at. By culture I don't just mean the arts. I think it's natural for any culture to go through a time of division, polarization, and conflicting narratives as a culture and the people collectively wrestle with their identity, and try to work out where they stand. I think it's natural polarization would occur at a time when previous notions of authority and truth are being revised. I think it's only bad if that "growth process", that any culture must go through periodically, is corrupted / co-opted to artificially maintain a persistent state of division.