We have the best framework in the free world. In fact, the Constitution of the United States was predicated on the teachings of Degananweda, a Native Holy Man. Democracy did not arrive in with the Pilgrims, for they had no model to base it on. It was conceived on the very land where they arrived weary, hungry, ignorant, looking for a better life. Teachings of the First Nations People held such promise, like a beacon, for an enlightened civilization to exist here.
People come together through migration, driven by one force or another.
We are capable of sharing and learning without overtaking and subduing those whom we do not understand. We are capable of uniting, rectifying wrongs, and living in harmony. It will take work, dedication, commitment on every level. But it will be worth it. Too late then.