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August 4, 202512 min read

Perhaps, a Divided America is the Necessity

An exploration of America's political divide as a source of strength, examining the balance between individual brilliance and collective growth in the battle between principles and outputs.

I have been interested in the USA's political matters because it is the highest of matters that shape our social reality. Understanding the why behind the social or physical realities you are experiencing allows you to change reality as per your desire as you can target the strings instead of the puppets. The political game of the USA is a game of narration, like in most parts of the world. The framework of the game is the English language itself.

The game of narration is divided into two factions: Left and right. Left's narrations include Equity, Inclusiveness, Diversity. Progressives - a belief that we have not found the best social theory and there are corrections to be made in the social systems as new information or new explanation changes our understanding of social reality. It signals open mindedness and tolerance. DEI lies in its core. The left believes in outputs rather than principles. In other words, it believes in facts rather than theories.

The right believes that there are certain principles or theories that are very foundational and any compromises to these principles leads to disaster. So, these principles must be allowed to be executed at the highest level. Chiefly- the first and the second amendments.

Social vs. Scientific Theories

Social theories differ from scientific ones in this manner: facts are tested against scientific theories to test their reliability. Even the best of our scientific theories do not accept certain aspects of our realities or facts. The difference between a social and a scientific theory lies in whether the facts affect the reach of the theory itself.

For example, the theory of evolution cannot explain the origin of life from non living to living, development of human consciousness, etc. However, the theory cannot be rejected for its other contributions because it cannot explain these facts. The scientific fact that human consciousness exists cannot be changed. The only thing that can be changed is the theory that explains these facts which means a better explanation that makes a new theory. Therefore, the improvement can only be on the theoretical level for scientific theories.

Social theories are different though. Facts can be changed to which then are affected by theories that give a new social direction. For example, through Equity measures, let us say a historically disadvantaged person is given an opportunity to get a job. Here, we are deliberately changing the output or the facts that an otherwise principle-based approach would have not produced. Now, this one change and other similar ones in output would produce a new trajectory of social reality which is still affected by the chief social theory in practice.

For example the free market still affects the one who got the job even after the social fact that the person is disadvantaged was changed. The right critiques that this is "corruption". The left believes it to be "practical necessities" or "historical error corrections". The battle is on narratives and all the tools at disposal include media and information systems, and all these have roots to the English language.

The Battle of Definitions

The left and the right accuse each other of similar issues: censorship, constitutional violation, morality, etc. However, the definition of each changes depending on which faction you associate with. Any information system that prevents the left from achieving their desired output is considered censorship. For righties, any activity that disregards an individual's desire to pursue truth is censorship. These are opposing definitions.

Similarly, both use the word vs the spirit of the constitution to accuse the other of "constitutional violation". The left considers morality to be something to be in appearance and in reality, or sometimes referred to as a "moral compass". The righties believe that morality only exists in appearance and often critique the lefties on "virtue signalling".

A Necessity for a Divided America with a United Appearance

The battle of individual brilliance vs collective growth has always been a fight of history and of the present. Men and women have always been associated with some kind of a tribe (any group of people that believe in a common idea). These tribal concepts include: money, religion, family, fraternities and sororities, clubs, etc. And in these tribes individual brilliance fosters and creates hierarchies: rich vs poor, gentiles vs true gods, dogs vs rats, brothers and sisters vs enemies, and president vs members.

An individual can be of multiple tribes and can also create their own. These tribes have rules and its adherence leads to each individual's titles. One thing is certain and established now: for individual brilliance to foster a tribe is a necessity. The difference maker is what kind of tribe? The tribal ideas of different countries results in their reality. Thus, it makes a difference in their standard of living.

What is truly unique about the United States is this internal political divide with their respective beliefs in individual brilliance and collective growth, and an appearance of unity. And this uniqueness is its strength in the grand scheme of things.

Nature vs. Environment

Lefties believe in the environment and the righties believe in the nature of things. In truth, both are a necessity. You shower a sapling with water and it blooms. The same with garbage and it glooms. DNA - nature, exercise, nutrition, and social relationships that affect hormones - environment, are both necessary to produce beauty. The difficulty lies in finding the balance.

Due to the left's intense belief in its output approach, inefficiency arises and breeds incompetence but finds diamonds in the dirt, once in a while. Due to the right's intense belief in their traditional principle and efficiency, it does not leave room for artist's creativity to foster.

The Strength of Division

This constant tug of war between practicality and principle is what makes America so unique, not MAGA, not WOKE, and definitely not one ideology. There are certain exceptions to all great principles. However, there cannot be more exceptions than the rule itself. A principle that has more exceptions than the rule is a circus and it becomes necessary to become a clown to win the game.