How about instead of trying to dehumanize our political opponents, we focus on exiting the state of political paralysis we're in before it gets worse? Historically, political polarization has been the primary eroding factor of democratic systems and national stability. Take, for example, the Civil War. Polarization between anti-slavery Northern states and pro-slavery Southern states, especially after the Kansas-Nebraska Act, led to Southern secession due to political misinformation about Lincoln's motive, which was CONTAINING slavery, not abolishing it like the story told. On the contrary, Black Americans were not treated as equal as history class tells in the North either. The decline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was accelerated by acts that gave way to.. polarization, and therefore paralysis. The Spanish Civil War was started by conflicting beliefs becoming polarization, fear, tribalism, and then rebellion. Social media today also ruins the perception of political opponents not as opponents, but enemies. Only the most insane of a side of the political spectrum is shown to its opposition. And disinformation through generative AI is only accelerating this. Conclusion: Neither side is "ruining" the US, conflict between sides is.