The wide, shallow, dirtied river becomes the world for us. It permeates our life, contaminates our life, defines our life. It becomes, for us, life itself. There are many tests. The easiest is this.
People get the leadership they deserve.
Look at our leaders, not just the Americans, but around the world. We come then to the elephant in the room. Not only does no one talk about the elephant. We also have convinced ourselves that it's not there. The fact that you have to ask indicates how well we have convinced ourselves.