To understand why the US is so divided i recommend reading the cliff notes or watch an interview with Noam Chomsky on manufactured consent.
The last time the US had a successful pluralist movement was the civil rights movement in the 70s amd before that was the antitrust laws. Upper class realized the threat pluralist (notice i didnt say populist) movememts had on their ability to maintain a proletariat working class.
Since the civil rights movements, you started seeing political philosophy pushed like the war on drugs, trickle down economics, and a media obsessed with shows like cops and how to catch a predator. The strategy of divide and rule came heavily into play in the mid 80s and we’re starting to see the success of this 40 year campaign of hate thy neighbor in full force in the states and spreading into the minds of many other countries. It’s full blown imprerialism and again… This is why politics are so dang relevant to privacy.
I’m an avid believer in fix the system and love the people. The system is large amd gnarly and has developed for centuries. I think the internet gives us the opportunity to assemble to rekindle the love and reverse course on divide and rule. We need people hacktivists, journalists, and anyone else to stay safe from the international police state we live in today.