It's pretty apparent that the time that politicians felt they worked for us has long since passed. Until that time comes back the current state of nonsense is going to get worse.
And the answer isn't violent conflict.
That will only further divide everyone.
Somethng or someone needs to come along that does that. And I'm not smart enough to figure that out.
(I probably teed this one up nicely for a Kuboske response)
Unfortunately, that time won't just "come back".
Until people open their eyes and realize that almost NONE of the elected officials give a flying rat's ass about anyone but themselves, nothing will change.
What that means is the people have to get out of their comfort zones, stop voting for the party that you think represents your personal thoughts, and start digging into the what the candidate ACTUALLY stands for.
Most of the ones elected will lie through their teeth to get the financial backing they crave. Then when the time comes to actually vote on it, they do a 180 from what they campaigned on.
Neither party cares about John Q. Public beyond getting their vote. There's a reason almost destitute people become millionaires within 4 years of being elected to a position in D.C.. This happens in both parties, at least one side is honest about their desire to be richer. The other side decries the wealth for you and me but NOT themselves.
The Founding Fathers left doors open for another Revolution if needed, not a Civil War, but a Revolution.