hyperpartisanship
Toxic political loyalty
Hyperpartisanship is extreme devotion to a political party or faction, to the point where loyalty overrides other considerations like facts, compromise, or institutional norms.
The prefix hyper- intensifies ordinary partisanship into something more rigid and tribal: Hyperpartisanship has made bipartisan legislation nearly impossible.
The term often carries criticism, implying that political allegiance has become excessive or destructive to democratic function.
Pursuit of sweeping change
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- ideologueDogmatic political advocate
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
dogmatism · intransigence · uncompromising · purist · absolutism · demagoguery · extremist · fringe
Complete mutual obstruction
- obstructionismDeliberate impeding of progress
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
brinkmanship · filibuster · stonewalling · gerrymandering · zero-sum · scorched-earth · nonfunctioning · hostage-taking
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
schism · division · groupthink · balkanization · siloing · sorting · in-group · out-group
Bitter, scathing criticism
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- demonizationCasting as evil
dehumanization · toxicity · mudslinging · incivility · inflammatory · vilification · othering · trolling
radicalism
Pursuit of sweeping change
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- ideologueDogmatic political advocate
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
zealotry · dogmatism · intransigence · uncompromising · purist · absolutism · demagoguery · extremist · fringe · militant
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- obstructionismDeliberate impeding of progress
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
impasse · brinkmanship · filibuster · stonewalling · gerrymandering · zero-sum · scorched-earth · nonfunctioning · hostage-taking
tribalism
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
dichotomy · schism · division · groupthink · balkanization · siloing · sorting · in-group · out-group
vitriol
Bitter, scathing criticism
demonization · dehumanization · toxicity · mudslinging · incivility · inflammatory · vilification · othering · trolling
hyperpartisanshipbipartisanship
Cooperation between political rivals
political compromise · consensus-building · coalition-building · reaching across the aisle · power-sharing
hyperpartisanshipnonpartisanship
Absence of party affiliation
political independence · nonalignment · centrism · moderation · independence
hyperpartisanshipcivility
Formal politeness in conduct
mutual respect · intellectual honesty · nuance · open-mindedness
hyperpartisan, partisan, partisanship, parties, partied, partying, parts, parted, parting