And yet we are talking about partisan politics. Because it's the lowest common denominator of politics. Because it's the failure mode.

You can say "not all politics are actively toxic to human minds" and point at 18th century philosophical works all day long, but we both know that 18th century philosophical works were never the concern.

You are persistently referring to partisan politics in your comments. I am not.

I have repeatedly distanced myself from partisan politics in this discussion. I believe I have not made a single statement supporting partisan politics, much less a particular party, in this entire discussion. If you disagree, perhaps you can quote an example.