Political polarization is the division of a population into opposing ideological camps with diminishing common ground or willingness to engage across differences.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche frames contemporary political division as a "psychic war"—a spiritual and psychological battlefield shaped by social media algorithms and information ecosystems designed to amplify outrage and entrench opposing worldviews. She connects this phenomenon to consciousness itself, suggesting that polarization operates as a tool of manipulation that fragments collective awareness and prevents genuine dialogue.
Identity politics refers to political and social organizing based on shared identity categories such as race, gender, sexuality, or ethnicity, often involving claims about group representation and collective interests.