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I'm actually a fan of all this division because I think it's necessary and productive to progressing our nation forward. I think for decades, since our founding really, conservative puritanism has controlled the narrative. Now truth is finally separating itself from ignorance. What was once muddied waters is conservatism losing its grip on reality and desperately lashing out like a rat backed into a corner.
The only thing the Republican party has left is being the Anti-Dem. Doesn't matter how moral or truthful Democratic policy is, they must oppose it for they have nothing left.
A cornered animal is dangerous, and will do anything it deems necessary to ensure its own survival. I don't disagree with you here, but there will come a reckoning about this and it won't be a fun time for most people. It may even come as early as the upcoming 2024 election.
Oh no doubt it's still dangerous, but a feral animal still needs to get removed from the premises regardless. Change is always hard. If you haven't read The Shock Doctrine, I highly recommend. Though it tends to focus on crises that lead to generally worsening conditions. In this instance, I think the most damaging part has been in the past when conservatives just got everything they want and had such a strangehold on the nation and Both Sides / False Equivalence axis ran rampant. It was jut 10-15-years-ago that these were not household phrases.