The group HERE could probably handle it, for a while anyway.
Bad feelings usually erupt eventually for no good reason.
People almost choose their team to support no matter what.
This is the largest problem I see. For some reason, over the past decade or two, people have begun treating politics more like a football game, or a soccer match, or something. They choose to identify by party rather than ideals, and then actively "root" for their "team" over the other "team" regardless of the ideas and platforms being espoused by either one of them. The battleground matters less and less, and the political team identity matters more and more, to the point that I've noted people supporting candidates they find deplorable and disgusting, simply because he or she is "their team's guy." And no, I'm not talking about just one particular, polarizing, political leader we currently have. I've seen BOTH sides do it quite a bit.
Since I am a member of neither "team" and don't feel either one represents my preferred ideals and policies particularly well, I end up being more of a neutral observer. I see REALLY smart friends and relatives at each other's throats, for no reason other than their team identity. It's especially bad on social media, possibly due to the arm's-length nature of that type of communication, and possibly due to the relative anonymity of internet fighting with "friends of friends." But I also see it live, in person, all the time.
It baffles me. Three decades ago and more, people disagreed on matters of policy and ideology, and discussed it openly, and were still able to remain cordial if not friendly. That's just not common anymore, at all. It's sad, I feel. I'm not sure how to navigate back, as long as people choose to identify with a particular team, rather than ideals. I just don't see it getting any better.
