One reason the political system becomes increasingly divisive and useless.

Via Driftglass:
d r i f t g l a s s: Evil Liberal John Dean Speaks:

"In the absolutist conservative lexicon, Compromise = Capitulation, and therefore view compromise as spineless and cowardly. So at any effort to find genuine compromise and simply they redouble their “Liberals are vacillating Frenchmen who believe in nothing” narrative. Conversely any effort at standing pat on principle and they redouble their “Liberals are obstructionist” hooligans narrative."