There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single party of the society. It marks the line of demarcation that separates the world of ordinary people from the world of the politician and the politically connected. Outside the Beltway the pace is slower.
People generally put their lives in some sort of perspective.
Most people know that the things that matter most to them are highly personal. They know that they really can't do much to change the world, so they more or less go with the flow. To be sure, they often try to brighten the corners of their existence. They tinker with laws and programs at the state and local level, but except for a few fanatics those efforts occupy only a small fraction of the average person's waking hours. Inside the Beltway things are different.