[JustTheTruth]

One can be hopeful but must at the same time be realistic.

This country’s institutions of government are deeply corrupt starting at the head. Unfortunately, the voice of the people has produced this as a natural outcome over time. A country will not be better than its people, on balance.

[The Cajun]

Maybe you're right and the whole country is shot to hell, but not me and I imagine a few others, how many, I don't know.