No, I know that there is a way out of the pits -- the pits I'm talking about, that is. I haven't seen any of your writings address those pits, as cleverly critical as you are, and it might be something that you have to "be here" to perceive and know. I'm talking about the psyche of the country.
There's malaise here ... it needs healing. You can put sight of the need for healing in any category you wish ... that's your issue. I don't believe the country is hopeless, though, any more than I believe you are.
It would be a big job, and not something which could happen over night. Were it to be in swing, it would take a generation or 2 for this healing.