Agree but what’s the answer?
Breakup the duopoly of the political system; reverse Citizen's United; increase taxes (on the wealthy and corporation loopholes); and reduce government spending; at least implement a non-politically, rationally driven military spending agenda.)
Failing any of that, you will just see a gradual decline of what was once a great country. It happened to the Brits -- from owning an empire that ruled 1/3 of the world to being one of 30+ states (within a union)—all within a 30-year span.
The national debt isn't there yet -- but when it creeps closer to 150% of GDP, it will start to take a huge tumble.
Cant afford to fund or get into foreign conflicts anymore -- why spend money on destroying things when that same money can be spent rebuilding things domestically?
Diplomacy and compromise are much cheaper and more cost effective approaches. Not everything can be sorted out with the fist.
Besides, name me one conflict in the last 50 years that was a success -- great at funding or starting wars but terrible at winning or ending them.
Surely after 70+ years after the last 'win' and all the trillions wasted -- whether it be actual wars to faux wars like on drugs ... with little to show for, there has to be some lessons learned?
People either are cursed/blessed with such short term memories; are not smart enough to think, or are being manipulated by powerful forces that they cannot figure out another approach? Divide and conquer has been the operative approach domestically for decades.
Trillions & trillions of dollars have been pissed away by politicians, who ultimately are doing it to enrich themselves (financially or politically) on both sides of the aisle.
All that money could have been spent domestically instead. And those trigger words are still being used, which only means that people are not ready for change.
Stuck like some rat in a wheel.
