We can't be this jaded

We have been extremely desensitized to a whole bunch of things. Our capacity, as a species, to normalize crap is unbelievable. As a society we are just skimming the surface to how deep this can go.

I think one really important upside to this period is that Americans will no longer look at other nations operating under corrupt and tyrannical regimes with a sense of incredulity. We've all seen the dynamics and how delicate that balance really is, and how easily a nation can be plunged into the abyss if the circumstances are halfway right.

I will take that as a huge win. A little more appreciation of how the other half of the planet ended where they ended.