I'm kinda in agreement in the idea of darkness before the dawn. It's the basic idea of rebirth, renewal, and the death of stagnation. Anything, given enough time and security, will eventually reach a state of either equilibrium, where no side loses and no ground is truly gained or a state of stagnation, where not even the slight push-pull dynamic of the state of equilibrium exists. Currently, the political climate of the American system is reaching something of an equilibrium between the two major parties and is quickly spiraling towards stagnation. I'm not advocating for anyone to go out and destroy the world, but realistically the best way to force reformation is through tragedy or realization of tragedy.
It's the entire reason why many conflicts, such as the American Civil Rights Movement of the '60's, had any success: they incorporated both tragedy through deaths of prominent individuals or individuals who represented different injustices (such as MLK and Emmett Till) and forced the realization of, as well as reaction to, the plight of the African-Americans onto, as MLK would say, the "white moderates," who either did not previously understand the magnitude of the offenses against them, or were, once again referring to MLK, "more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice. (Letter from Birmingham Jail)"
In many ways, we are in a similar situation. We, the majority of the American people, are being forced into an undesirable position and many have either only just realized the situation or, such as those who believe that even working towards the potential reform of the system in the future is foolhardy, are "more devoted to 'order' than to justice." A just political system does not anoint two candidates that have the highest unfavorablity ratings in history and expect the people to happily follow one or the other. A just system allows for the inclusion of many different parties and organization to prevent over-centralization and allow for a more diverse political climate. The best way to change the current system is to work towards it and continually highlight the problem to everyone we may encounter. We must show serious support to those outside of the main two candidates to show evidence of the dissatisfaction of the governed, even if it means that a candidate that we disapprove of becomes the new leader of the free world.
The phoenix must always die before it can rise form the ashes.