Modern US politics is having a single big button that says "destroy everyone, everything, everywhere, with no discretion or rationale" in a room encased in layered defenses preventing the removal of said button. One party is desperately hammering the button because they "think it would be funny", "don't like that guy over there", or "figure it'll work itself out". Another party is shyly eyeing the button, surprised at the fierceness of the first party, but still offers to push the button every once in a while just so there is a good balance of power. "Perhaps if we had proper training and guard rails for the button it wouldn't be so bad?"