The mountains of absolute SHIT some of us took eight years ago or seven years ago or six years

[lonely bird]

68. I would argue that Trump is a symptom

Yes, he is a dangerous sociopath.

But there is more at play. The country is organized as a society in a manner that encourages sociopathology. It is sick. It was sick from the moment Europeans set foot on this continent. Not because the people at that time were arbitrarily sociopathic but because the organizing methodology which grew out of the collapse of the feudal system allowed wealth (former nobility) to determine that the stratification of society would be cast in stone under the new system. Attempts to alter that stratification were met with obstruction at best and violence at worst.

While this country can and has made halting steps to level the playing field it will always have a large element that will resist it. That element will also apply any means of coercion, persuasion and violence to keep status quo or reverse any gains.

This country is sick. It suffers from a mental health crisis.