Why the the US is more conflictual than consensual

The United State is more in disagreement over daily political issues based on the two political parties and whom they side with. It is very hard for the two parties to come to consensus because no body listens to each other. The people no longer debate and just split themselves based on beliefs, economic issues, and personal morals. The divide of the people tends to have totally different lives and views of each other. "Red America tend to live on farms or small towns or small cities far away from the coast... people in Red America do with motors... In Red America churches are everywhere...they have QVC, the Pro Bowlers tour and hunting... Walmarts are massive" (Brooks). The Red is stereotyped as country and more traditional. They tend to want things not to change and be the same as it was in olden days, they want original government. But Blue America is tended to be smarter, less religious, in shape, live in big cities, and more successful. The Blue cares more about the people in the societies then the traditional reds. The Blue wants change to be brought upon for good of the community. A lot of the controversy over the two groups is the problem of disagreement and lack of communication over the problems. Both of them feel as if their voices aren't heard and that their voices doesn't matter. Instead of working together they are fighting each other to see who wins and whose ideas will work out in the long run. The two divides are more of a competition between each other than civil disagreement on ideology. This is why the U.S. is more conflictual than consensual.