Managed Opposition extends to factional warfare WITHIN the insurgency. Layer 1: Dem vs Rep (Uniparty). Layer 2: MAGA vs Establishment (managed insurgency). Layer 3: Flynn-faction vs Patel-faction within MAGA (confirmed March 2026). At every layer, the Jiang test passes: neither side threatens the extraction mechanism, elites maintain back-channels, structural output is identical regardless of winner. The base exhausts its energy in factional loyalty tests while the centralized power structure consolidates above.