America’s problem might just be perseverance most of all.
Important issues are complex, requiring time and tedious navigation by critical thinkers to arrive at the better solutions. But so many lazy in our employ retire prematurely on narratives and emotional hashtags summarizing incompletely formed conclusions in hopes enough likes will make them true; they can feel satisfied never having finished the effort, experienced neither the healthy give and take of compromise nor the greater good of having intentionally or empathetically listened to the opposition for a truly informed decision.
America’s problem may be loss of stamina to persevere solutions the hard way, together, versus the cowardly way, alone.