"Yet every state and society faces serious challenges. The difference lies in whether the underlying structures are healthy enough to effectively respond to those challenges. Viewed in this light, it’s less the massive earthquake than whether the damaged infrastructure is rebuilt; not the crushing battlefield defeat, but whether competent new recruits and materiel can be found to replace what’s lost; not the feckless, unclothed emperor, but whether the political system can either effectively work around him or remove him from power altogether. Successful states and societies are resilient when faced with serious challenges. Falling empires are not."
That's why the inability to adapt, to solve our collective problems, and to have a system that responds to our needs is so dangerous.
And why the out of touch powers blocking our ability to respond are a greater danger to the US than any of this culture war crap.
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