The realistic view is that we're very rich, not quite as strong and stable as we imagine, have deep systemic problems that have been rotting us from within, and it would take large sweeping changes to begin a road to recovery, changes that few are yet desperate enough to begin looking at (because of the first part, we're still mostly comfortable, even as we see shit falling around us).

The DoI even spoke of this, few people are willing to uproot what they're familiar with as long as the suffering is manageable.

The problems facing the US aren’t unique to the US, they’re affecting most western democratic countries to varying degrees.

One of the biggest has been the slowest one to develop: a crisis of trust in and abandonment of the traditional institutions of society. The media, government at all levels, the legislative process, law enforcement and the courts, and civil society.

This crisis may be precipitated by but also contributes to a general breakdown of the social contract and an explosion of cynicism and authoritarianism in politics.

The problem is our constitutional amendment system looks impossible at this point due to the state focused system and the polarization between state legislatures.