Is America a Paranoid-Schizoid Nation? In the wake of another contentious election is feels like many folks are quickly deciding who their friends are and who their enemies are with no room for anything in between. But what drives us to create these sorts of divisions? And in doing so, are we being driven by morality, or paranoia? This video aims to answer that question with some help from psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, and her use of the paranoid-schizoid position.