Can we recover from fast track to destruction?
Consider what is important and workable. An old Greek and his culture tried democracy. The conclusion was it was and is a great way of goverance. However, it would only work for 100 or so years, until the voters found they could take from the public treasure to themselves, then it would fail.
Well, the U.S.A. is well past that time period. We have discovered “What is in it for me?”