I think it is just a mirror held up to American society and culture today. My suspicion is that American society...and Western Civilization as a whole for that matter...has become the most corrupt society in the entire history of the world. I think the “solution,” such as it is, is the new dark age...what happens when civilizations collapse.
The outcry...I don’t even think that enough people care even one iota for there to be an outcry. Certainly the tiny cohort that thinks as people tend to on this site cares, but that’s not enough to even ripple the pond. They’ll care when the grocery store shelves are empty and they have to wheel their money around in the carts.
I agree.