People and the world are far more nuanced and complex than politicians, and other authority figures paint them. For all people I think there is massive value in understanding that there are people that want to manipulate us for their own purposes. These people often think their purposes are good and right. Its not that the right is full of people that want the world to be terrible. Its not the case on the left either. Most people want a better world. They just don't agree on how we get there. It took me many years to understand that you are never gonna get people to get in line with the way I think things should be.

I try to follow the golden rule in these areas. Don't straw man. Listen and be comfortable both disagreeing and saying I don't know the answer. People in general are far to comfortable ordering others around and using force on other people. This goes for both parties and isn't new. Until we learn to respect each other's right to autonomy it won't end. Instead we surrender that autonomy to strong men(Trump) or strong systems (Democracy, Socialism) and want to give ourselves up to them to fix things. The truth is that its up to each person to build a strong family, and community. Take responsibility for themselves and help where they can.