Well, ribit has explored many of the folds of the Black Hole of Calcutta, but somehow, I don't think his harrowing experiences, there, will answer the questions you are posing. Therefore, I suggest we commission a bunch of high-profile Democrats to personally traverse these black holes for the good of humanity. Who knows ... when they come out the other side, maybe they will find a planet that doesn't suffer from global warming?!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence