Sure, I can address that... What you see in me is not pragmatism.
It's harsh realism. I and not settling for anything, just analyzing what's in front of me. I'm neither reluctant nor willing...I don't know how to be reluctantly willing...
You may well see it that way because you think me wrong about my entire assertion and it's related parts. I can see how you might think that.
It might help if you also realize that I don't think that the United States as founded will survive. I see no future for it as it is today. I see the entire planet's financial systems failing entirely in a cascade failure and what come after is a bit difficult to forecast but the financial failure alone will kill millions.
If you look at history, we are right at that point in our timeline (generally speaking as there is not a hard and fast rule) where everything fails and humanity picks up the pieces and tries again. Pete and Repete. We know them well...
I have maybe another ten years at best so I won't see it, at least I don't think so....but it is pretty dicey right now,,It could blow up tomorrow..
Having said that, maybe you can understand my lack of idealistic expectations..
It's because I don't have any.