The last time there were public leaders in this country who did anything to create the conditions for peace or another way forward, they were assassinated for it and there were no repercussions. So if we're powerless in the face of a nebulous constituency of elite & organized criminals colluding with nominal "law enforcement" apparatus, virtually unimpeded in friendly countries with ruling collaborators and each individually disposable and replaceable, then unfortunately we're probably left hoping for external forces outside of our system to change things.