Abraham Lincoln, by way of Driftglass, shows us how to interpret this moment in American history:

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.

Rob's comment:

I don't mean to imply that we're headed for a violent clash but instead a political conflict that will be determined by elections and public opinion.

Worth a million words

Daily Kos:

 

...taken by photojournalist Caroline Brehman on Saturday, November 14th during that crybaby sandbox gathering in Washington, D.C. brilliantly sums up the year 2020 in all its dysfunctional fascism and willful disregard for the American community. My only hope is that she used an extremely long telephoto lens when she took the picture.

A delusion for which there is no cure