I agree with Phee ... mostly.
I don't see the Right as solely responsible. I think the Left carry an almost equal burden and it's this whole two party system political mess in general that fosters a civil war. The media fuels the fire and it's just like reality TV, right vs. left, us vs. them, red vs. blue, pirates vs. ninjas ... There's no money in getting along, only in competition, and conflict degrades to the point where voices raise to shouts, then nobody can hear over the shouting any more so it gets violent. It's not a way to live.
We need to eschew blind ideologies and start working together. I know it's a dream world I'm living in, but I keep voting third party hoping the middle will gain enough foothold that the wings will wake up and realize they won't get their way, they don't have all the power, and maybe, just maybe they'll cut the political machination bullshit, actually sit down at a round table, and start governing and legislating with their brains.
Maybe we can start right here on DGN and stop being such dicks.