Probably. Our elections take too long, cost too much and there's so much extraneous info that it takes forever to find the truth- the media can't be trusted, on either side. Media used to be far more impartial- I would like to return to "Report the news, leave your personal BS out of it and verify the information".
The problem, as I have mentioned, is that the ones we need don't want the job and the ones who want the job aren't the ones we need. We have more personal freedoms than other countries and it's great, but too many have taken that to mean we should be free to do anything, even if it means killing others, or worse.
I know we have disagreed on things but my thought is this- people disappoint me because they could do the right thing, but don't. This is almost always by choice and that's where I have a problem- they justify their actions, even if they did something absolutely horrendous. I blame people, others blame things like guns that make it possible to kill. That debate will likely never end until people find a solution to the people problem, which is basically anger. I understand why some are angry, but others are looking for reasons to be angry, rather than looking at things more logically and coming up with good solutions. Rioting and the damage that comes with it have a high cost, not only financially (insurance doesn't cover "civil unrest") and the end cost drives prices higher. Any insurance paid raises everyone's rates because, as we know, insurance companies aren't there to make friends, they exist to make money. Also, the victims of the rioting develop anger toward the rioters and that just prevents solutions. During the looting that occurred here in June, a shoe store lost an estimated $700K in merchandise- they aren't sure if they'll reopen and the thing that the rioters forgot is that this store is IN their community and they're the reason the store was at that location. Same thing happened to a neighbor of mine in 1967- they burned his store after looting it and he had been there for decades, serving more than one generation of customers- if they had been dissatisfied, they wouldn't have bought from him. That location was demolished and stands vacant, even now.
Anyway, it's not only POTUS who's causing problems- Congress needs to be re-tooled, IMO. Term limits, end lobbying, stop allowing people to use their time in government as a career/a way to become wealthy and influential once they leave office (if they actually leave). I also think social media like Facebook, Instagram and others need to disappear unless the users agree to be far more civil to each other. I don't mind a disagreement, but I also don't think it needs to be completely wimpy, either. People need to act like adults, not angry children- being able to fire off an angry reply in seconds is great, but people need to look at what they write before it ruins friendships and other relationships. They also need to go back and edit their comments, once they have had time to cool down.
