I have a very long, probably 4 part rant on OWS, what I saw inside and OWS cap out in Flyover Country, how we set up a jobs program that was then cannibalized by the Ohio Democratic Party and then shelved, how we tried to quietly raise money to buy medical debt after the regrouping...

I'd read it, and you write just fine. Don't worry about that.

Ten years ago, I was much more inward-focused. I knew about and supported OWS, albeit not nearly as passionately as I would today. Between a globe-trotting sister and a large number of foreign colleagues, it's overly clear to me now that the American political spectrum is skewed wayyyyyyy rightwards vs. almost every other western country. I have trouble imparting this on the average American without them suspecting my perception is so jaded by progressivism as to be 100% incorrect. Can't point to academic studies comparing international flavors of politics without "confirming" my "liberal bias" to them. Most are completely disinterested anyways.

Yes, the American political system is in the process of failing spectacularly. My best days are the ones when I manage to not give a shit, but that's a luxury I probably won't be able to afford for longer than another year or two.