>> We have witnessed the federal government, under two different administrations, fumble its way through a pandemic, while its supposedly most capable branch ov

>> We have witnessed the federal government, under two different administrations, fumble its way through a pandemic, while its supposedly most capable branch oversaw a disastrous withdrawl from a 20-year nation-building effort that collapsed in a matter of days. > ...How did we get to this point? Honestly, I think it's democracy/liberty but without some kind of "special sauce" that makes it actually work. I think that sauce is something along the line of a citizenry that actually sees itself as the rulers of country with the responsibility to solve its collective problems. Also spiteful partisanship. The pandemic shows that specifically, since the core issue seems to be people who care more about exercising their rights to undermine a solution than actually implementing a solution.