Well, if there's trouble understanding what some sides are saying, it could be because those sides are hiding their true agenda. That's the case with conservatism, as I argue here and elsewhere.

I like big-picture history too, and I've written a lot on it:

https://benjamincain8.medium.com/list/history-32b35a149dd0

See, for instance:

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/psychopathy-is-the-linchpin-of-civilizations-ac4b2b913959?sk=baf2e0de90e8b8d2b12447e5c115be17

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/prehistoric-anarchists-civilized-masters-and-slaves-and-alienated-posthumans-6f0d6f21a347?sk=c550ebfe83bd8184322f554a509dca88