Your classroom/teacher analogy was on point, and I agree. We have to work together, put aside minor differences to defeat them. When we do that, we'll see that the differences weren't as great as we initially thought. Many were intentionally created to divide us, and some are due to disagreements about resource allocation bc the corruption has decreased the resources available to all of us. (((They))) are extremely well-organized, -networked, and -funded. I hate what they're doing but can't help being impressed by it ….and their patience.
I love hearing, "I have to check it out before forming an opinion." As tiresome as it is, we have to everything - Heck, by the time I check who funds the publication, the people/groups mentioned, and cross-reference them all, it can easily take a few hours to form an opinion about ONE article. But we MUST do this to avoid the traps.