I would hesitate to use an ambiguous phrase like "friction warfare". Friction is something that resists motion and could be considered a good thing if it resists warfare which is normally a bad thing. This phrase only adds to the confusion. We need clarity more than ever and should stick to well defined terms.
I think it is guilt and you have to deal with it. I remember a conversation with a neighbor and it must have been about controlling children. She used guilt and I wondered how long you could use it. She said, "all the way to the grave". Guilt explains why we have religion and some kind of god to worship. Marxists have been using social justice to replace the opium of the people. We are now mostly slaves to social justice and only the truth shall set you free.
The big dance starts tomorrow at noon EST and 16 teams will be eliminated. Friday another 16 teams will be one and done. Only 16 teams will be left Sunday. You have one more day to finish your brackets for the Tournament Challenge. There are celebrity brackets to look at and copy if you are a challenged person. Who will have time to check yours with theirs?
I think it is already over. If Trump is elected, we have a chance, just a chance to turn this around. Four more years of Biden/Harris will do irreversible harm to this country. We need to start preparing for it.