(Not criticizing you personally...)
This is a key part that concerns me. Way too many people on both sides are shouting "bring it on!!!", are looking for a fight, are looking for a "they started it!" reason. Too much like WWI sparked by Duke Ferdinand. Too much like WWII sparked by Reichstag and Krystallnacht. A lot of people, otherwise undirected, looking for a fight ... with a few very clever people in the right place at the right time ready to take world-conquering advantage of them. Some nut takes the first tiny step over the line, and all he11 breaks loose - because so many want it to.
There's a reason post-WWII USA was so uplifting and productive: people had just been reminded what a he11 war is. Unfortunately, seems it's time to repeat just to get it all thru peoples' heads again.
Yes, sadly, it is a recurring adjustment, brought about, IMO, by a well-fed generation with comfortable lives.