As I watch all the hate meme's about the American Political scene I'm reminded of Henry Hazlitt's book, Is Politics Insoluble and I think it can be summed up by the following quote from Mr. Hazlitt:

"In the last hundred years the historic tendency nearly everywhere has been a constant increase in government intervention in the economy, a constant increase in government paternalism and in government power: Each new power that any government has acquired has almost inevitably been used by it to obtain still further powers. It is hardly to be wondered at that a small but perceptibly growing number of political thinkers are beginning in desperation to go beyond even their previous belief that the role of the state should be limited to trying merely to prevent force and fraud, and have begun to advocate a complete abolition of the state." More…

In a nutshell the power of the state, and the wielding of such power is the goal of politics. Try having a real discussion with a Clinton or Trump supporter. After the insulting, he who insults the most and shouts the loudest thinks they won the debate.

Ideas on what policies might fix things, other than an ever increasing government are left to gather dust.

I've found devout Democrat or Republican supporters or devout PLP and FNM voters are not really inclined to dig deeper into an analysis if their party should be found wanting. Their goal seems to the prize of political power.