HI Karen, thanks for weighing in. On its face, who could argue? And then there is this, from two very fine Yale b-school professors who taught me at BU:

Systems get the leadership they need at the time they need it.

Wait, what? but for any who want to lean into this perspective for a second, we could ask how did we get here and what is there to learn—each of us looking at ourselves asking “What can i do to make the world more respectful of people who see things differently, less Us v Them.” One person at a time. Grassroots. IOW, be the change we want to see (Ghandi)

Needed steps: Get rid of electoral college and insure fair and safe voting. (My experience working at polls is that many voters get turned away needlessly.). Get new leaders in who act in ways that message positively. Don’t sink into gutter. Democracy is hard. So we need to find candidates who aren’t afraid to be decent and who can listen.

My real beef is that government does not work. Too complex; too big; too much corporatization and lobbying.

As to group pressure, think about religion and think about race. We always have the ins and the outs. But we have had remarkable leaders and they message above the fray. They inspire. Where are they?????

…agree, Ana, that it is sad, but my money’s on us to figure it out. As I wrote last time, there is evidence of harmony and cooperation among us as well.