Things are bad, but much better than if HRC had won the election.  This systemic corruption has been ongoing for decades. I've watched and read as it has gotten worse and worse and most people were too obsessed with football, or TV or trying to pay the bills to listen to what I had to say. What I had to say also scared them and so they refused to listen and things got worse. Everyone (it seemed) went nuts for Obama and no one paid the least attention to the most basic question: who is this guy and where did he come from, which is why I didn't vote for him. These things take time and if we pay attention and demand change, it will change. History is full of turn arounds. It is necessary to have hope and live through faith. To be positive is perhaps the most important thing. I understand your frustration--but what we need is action, particularly on the local level since that appears to be the only arena we can achieve some success in. No one said this was going to be easy, Hell, most people don't even understand the problem. .