I do wonder what it will take to get us out of the current extreme polarization. A civil war? An external threat? But one thing I notice about arguing online

I do wonder what it will take to get us out of the current extreme polarization. A civil war? An external threat? But one thing I notice about arguing online is that people are unable to compartamentalize their values and their practical perspectives. I’m not bragging, just observing (and I’m sure there are tradeoffs). I can hate Trump with the fire of a thousand suns, but also think about his policies independent of that. Part of the reason I hate him with the fire of a thousand suns is because of his policies! But when he makes the decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, I can still weigh the pros and cons. In general I’m more interested in truth and understanding than judging, but also, when I empathize with someone and truly understand where they are coming from.. sometimes I hate them more! The point is I don’t feel like saying policy A was a good decision is me also saying “maybe I was wrong to hate this Trump guy” I mean, maybe I was wrong, but I certainly don’t have to have been. And I think the point is, I don’t consider the weighing of the decisions of the Trump administration as referendum on his character, those can be relatively compartamentalized thins, and I think that’s what allows me to be a bit more objective about the actions, and not see everything Trump does as auto-bad.