The USA is sadly divided.

How did America become so divided?

There appears to be 3 basic divided groups:

The Ignorant and Blind
The Educated and Aware
The Apathetic and Ambivalent

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." ~ Abraham Lincoln


Gnarls.

Many would argue that the educated are the ones that are blind.  Maybe this would be a better way to say it:

The Naive and Blind
The Experienced and Aware
The Apathetic and Ambivalent

I think the fallacy of the liberal agenda is that it simply isn't sustainable because there's not infinite resources and no amount of wishing can change that.  In a utopian world everyone would have everything they needed and even wanted.  Most people on the liberal side (certainly not all) are either in need so are motivated to be in favor of an agenda where they benefit or simply don't understand that resources are not unlimited so either taxes go up and/or the national debt goes up.

I saw an article this past week that said the US had given something like $6.4 billion in COVID aid to other countries (mostly China).  Where does that money come from in a country running a huge national debt?  Our country (both sides really) have become comfortable with living on credit cards and empty promises.