That's against basic human nature, to watch out for ourselves first. So we need leaders that can inspire all of us to do better.

It's hard to find those these days.

Agree with this. The problem is that one of our political parties has completely abandoned any sense of duty to the country in their quest for power. This thread - and the ridiculous notion that we need a 4th branch of government that's completely unaccountable to voters - is proof of that.

The democrats lost an election. But rather than accept that reality and ponder why they lost, they're declaring the side that people actually voted for to be a disease or symptom of some kind of sickness endemic throughout the country. That's incredibly backwards...yet telling.

So here's the Rx for the democrat party: Stop assuming you're the incumbents. Basically that mentality automatically assumes that you Know Better Than The Voters Do.

And it makes all the screaming about FASCISM hilariously backwards. Because assuming you know better than the voters...is how one arrives at fascism.