The problem is these people are voted in by states who comprise of residents who have brain injuries, misogynistic views, extremist ideals, and/or a myriad of other skewed thoughts.

So unfortunately we get stuck with the consequences of other state's resident's decisions

"Jerry Springer Goes To Congress" is what happened. Republican strategists know full well that most blue collar people who vote Republican are stupid, hateful, and eat this trashy shit up with a spoon. It's intentional.

Our school systems have failed us and we are finally seeing the results.

On top of that christian nationalists have taken over the republican party.

This is your daily reminder to vote responsibly.

American legislatures are surprisingly civil historically speaking when compared to other legislatures. We've had TWO incidents of legislative violence (Sumner slavery incident and 6 January incident). Meanwhile, in Britain, Parliament devolves into a shouting fest every week during Prime Minister's Questions and don't forget how happy Parliament was to send people they didn't like to the gallows in the past. The French legislature did the same.

Taiwan's legislature turns into a free-for-all fistfight whenever the government presents a controversial bill. Japan's National Diet members will literally eat the paper to prevent a bill's passage.

College football coaches are still good though, right?

A lot of people have chimed in and I'm surprised to not see the main culprit mentioned.

We have a MASSIVE propaganda problem. We have a press/media system that has COMPLETELY failed in all ways possible, fallen to the typical greed that "ruins" most corporations (quality). We have a population driven to believe that the only people you can trust are people you already agree with so you get your news from Faux News or worse johnny jackass's random podcast with a smattering of Facebook memes and uncle Jimmy's racist rants about Obummer.

Unfortunately I believe we're absolutely fucked. We're a zombie nation trudging along a path to violence that we will not steer away from. The propagandists are pushing us there and we won't stop them as we have afforded them 1st amendment protections that they absofuckinglutley have taken advantage of and hide behind.

The people that should lead us want nothing to do with politics, and I don't think anyone can blame them. That leaves the castle gates wide open for wackos.

Don't tell this guy about how often Congress devolved into fist fights, cane beatings and duels during our countries early years.