Last week, the Netherlands held a snap election and, surprisingly, returned to the mean, with the centrist-liberal D66 party—known for supporting progressive social policies and EU integration—claiming victory, while the former right-wing PVV – led by anti-Islam, nationalist ideologue Geert Wilders – lost 11 seats.

The right doesn’t need unity, only purpose. The right puts victory first and solutions later. The left wants consensus on every issue before getting elected. Compromise is still possible within the party, but compromise between the left and right is harder to achieve as they drift further apart.

The root of this feels simply un-American. To many Americans, the iconic buildings of DC are literal monuments to democracy. They are iconic because they appear to remain unchanged from administration to administration. But, like everything else, Trump has to put his touch on things. The arguments the right is making are that the White House has been altered before. That’s absolutely correct, but the spirit in which this ballroom is different. It’s set against a backdrop of