I agree, Professor, but I'm afraid it is even more than a systemic problem - it's a much deeper problem of rapidly declining moral fiber in our society. I fully realize that Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln also had to deal with bad actors in their day, but today we have whole segments of our society who willfully look at right and see "wrong," look at wrong and see "right," and prefer anarchy to lawfulness. It's downright sad.
Doesn't mean we shouldn't endeavor to do what we can to improve things, but Christ is the only one who can ... and will ... put things right.
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