>systematically pulled in one direction for decades
>opposing party sees this and tries to jerk the line in the other direction
>gets surprised when the line snaps

Does it really matter which side you're talking about? Because it can apply to both. You all allowed yourselves to be brainwashed because you wanted so hard to believe that your side was correct.

Poor Chuck had to take a nugget to the jug. So instead of trying to get together to find a solution, everyone would rather just sit around a point the finger and be upset.