Is this posted by the author?
Unfortunately this piece is an example of an unfounded, defeatest attitude that often is accepted as gospel, by society, from both sides of political issues.
This is neural linguistic programming, to establish an actual myth as reality, by stating that a certain all encompassing ideal associated with the reality of America is instead the myth.
Is there proof of this given? No, only fictionalized emotional characters rendered helpless by the now failing and corrupt America, where no one is safe, and no one can stop it. Author assuming overreaching power of time travel thought is the only "proof" given, a personal opinion, which again states "same as it ever was".
I haven't read drivel this bad since I read the Communist manifesto, and that' seems to me where you learned your persuasion techniques.