Systemic change is fraught. Even undoing the archaic electoral college is too much. Change in oneself is far more important. So I am unconcerned really in political niggling.

One might hope—its been out there to be learned for a long time

Yes. For the better.

That’s where some of America is now, almost entirely on the left Well I mean—sure, many on the right are certainly ready to make some major changes around here, but all of those changes are, you know, horrifying

Sometimes you have to hit bottom...

It's amazing to watch these wealthy(in debt) white supremacists now caught red handed, say "So What! We knew, we don't care! We need somebody to Hate. In a lot of pain trying unsuccessfully to project it on others.

First it will need to overcome the fear and dislike of what it sees - less judgment and hatred and more understanding. It is still terrified of any acts of caring and friendship-it continues to label such acts as the great scary evil: socialism. It seems terrified of being kind

Between the suffering and desire to change- there's a step in between- unrelenting curiosity.

That doesn’t apply to societies @marwilliamson , unless you think the Nazis and Communists did the right thing...