Polarization. It's a race to the bottom. My opponent behaves deceptively so I guess I will to. As far as I understand this sort of political climate has also existed in the past in the US.

> > a significant number of participants in a society/organization/government are operating with the goal of destabilizing or destroying the system

Note that this bit from GP would be readily agreed with by both the far left and far right in the US. However they would each give completely different examples of things that were destabilizing (according to them).