<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Opposition can become one system when each side... > Opposition can become one system when each side organizes itself around defeating the other. The enemy then supplies identity, attention, cadence, and justification to both participants, allowing the dyad to survive longer than the original disagreement. **Source:** [[livestreams/How Social Posture Escalates Conflict - Workbook|How Social Posture Escalates Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Opposition can become one system when each side organizes itself around defeating the other. The enemy then supplies identity, attention, cadence, and justification to both participants, allowing the dyad to survive longer than the original disagreement.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-opposition-become-system-longer-original-disagreement ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->