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This systemic sleight of hand is compounded by a biased media, which stokes division rather than fostering understanding. Where some outlets scream "Banana Republic" accusations at political opponents, others insist that the system itself is being undermined—creating a narrative that America is becoming ungovernable, unable to trust its institutions or electoral process. The effect is a citizenry disillusioned and prey to passions of vengeance, revenge, and partisan rage.