Having watched all this play out since the 60's, it does devolve into debate over the details, among those powerless to change things.

Then the only solutions become patches over the tears in the previous patches, bandaids over bullet wounds.

This goes to the dawn of civilization. If we really want to change things, we need to deconstruct the foundations of those power structures.

Consider that democracy and republicanism originated in pantheistic cultures. To the Ancients, gods were metaphors.

Monotheism equated with monoculture. One people, one rule, one god. Ancient Israel was a monarchy. The Big Guy Rules, like the religion.

The origins of the Christian Trinity go to fertility rites. The young god born in the spring to the old sky god and earth mother. Though by the age of the Olympians, Zeus didn't give way to Dionysus. Tradition became cast in stone.

Which provided fertile ground for the story of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus to take root. As metaphor.

Though by the time Constantine co-opted Christianity as the state religion of Rome, it was for the monotheism, as he brought the Empire together. While the essence of the Trinity was shrouded in the Holy Ghost.

The Catholic Church was the eschatological basis for European monarchy. Divine right of kings, as opposed to consent of the governed.

When the West went back to popular forms of government, it required separation of church and state, culture and civics, morality and law.

Leaving this void, where might is right.

Now making this particular observation does step on toes, as I have found out, given I've been blocked from further posting or commenting on Substack, since making this argument;

https://johnmerryman.substack.com/p/gods-problems

And my stats took a serious hit on Medium;

https://medium.com/@johnbrodixmerrymanjr/gods-problems-cdab66ed5f04

Yet there are many holes in the structures of culture and civilization that will eventually come to light;

https://medium.com/@johnbrodixmerrymanjr/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-western-mind-906dc73cffe2

So my advice is to just keep digging. We evolved our cognitive functions out of dealing with the problems, not basking in the good times.