First you say

Isn’t that kind of defeatist?

Then,

I don’t really have a horse in this race since I am not from the US.

So, that’s the thing: after you have lived here long enough and seen all this shit happen, it’s much easier to have a cynical outlook on the whole situation.

If you live in an area of the world where you feel as if you can actually improve things, I can kind of understand why you might be surprised.

But, the US is kind of fucked.