Peggy would do herself and all of us a favor and read some history. Every generation's "elites" (whoever they may be at the moment) have pronounced doom on this country, and yet, we continue to survive and even flourish. Time for a little less navel-gazing, Peggy, and a little more time spent with real people and a study of our own history to learn that what keeps us strong still survives. As Will Rogers said: "Every time we have an election, we get in worse men and the country keeps right on going. Times have proven only one thing, and that is you can't ruin this country even with politics."
"...you can't ruin this country even with politics."
Guess that depends on one's definition of "ruin".
To be fair, she has read history.
She does do herself a disservice when she writes in what appears to be a condescending tone.