I think the question people of the US (not just the US, but that's the one we're talking about) should ask themselves is: "What have I done that led to this, and what can I do to make it better?".

That's an easy one. Fuckall.

The current political state of affairs in the United States is directly attributable to revocation of the Fairness Doctrine, the steady dissolution of consumer protections by Republican representatives and senators and an explosion of white nationalism driven by the oh-shit-the-world-is-ending realization that the country was run successfully by a black man.

Government in the United States will always tip rurally because of the constitutional makeup of the electoral college and the Senate. Meanwhile, everywhere rural has been abandoned by anyone with means. Therefore, those without means (and often education, worldly experience and compassion for the unknown) have an inherent advantage over those in cities. Combine that with a stratification of media brought on by the annihilation of the Fairness Doctrine and here we are.