If people as a whole aren't smart enough on average to prevent it getting this bad, then maybe our species doesn't deserve to continue. I hate to sound negativ

If people as a whole aren't smart enough on average to prevent it getting this bad, then maybe our species doesn't deserve to continue. I hate to sound negative. It seems that better education might be a start. But it takes at least a generation to have an effect. Just as we didn't get to the point we are at overnight. In places where the bully leaders aren't voted in, then something is very wrong with the system that lets them get into power without any kind of checks. But if everyone were on average better educated, there might be some kind of checks that could be created.