Maybe, but thread drift.
I was arguing about cynical proxies as the political norm being EFFECTIVE deal brokers. Without the right-to-be-wrong there is only disunity. Complaining about centrists is one thing but electing crazy uncompromising people will lead to stasis, a seized-up political machine, and eventually violence.
Like the divisive previous two presidents?
The Americans chose a loud boor over someone who they feel is corrupt. To put things into context, there have been two huge events and the way that they were handled that has divided the USA quite sharply.