Good post and could not agree more.
Trump is a callous moron, but just getting rid of him wont really solve the underlying problems and the structures that got him into power. Lets be fair here, the US has some of the best this world has to offer. Google, Microsoft, Apple, NASA, Harvard etc. They have some of the finest minds in the world that are on the forefront of science and technology, but that is just a fraction of the country
A sizable and seemingly increasing are poor, stupid and scared, others are straight up brainwashed by right wing media and/or fascist TV-pastors. And imo a majority of the country have bought into the idea of selfish hyper individualization. "Why should they take my guns away", "Why should i pay for someone else getting sick" "Why should i care about your children getting a proper education or not" "What about my rights"
Imo, the took a considerable step right under Regan (who to this date is on of the most popular presidents ever), especially when he took on the Air Traffic controllers. Not saying Labor unions solve everything, but when the workers themselves are convinced its some kind of communist plot you know something is not quite right
Getting a functioning adult as POTUS will help, but the idiots who protest the lockdown and cosplay as action heroes with their guns at State Capitol will still be there. Unless they remove corporate power and money from politics and completely overhaul their education system. It wont get better