ETHICS: Still relevant to political discourse?

[Cosmic Kitten]

An argument can be made that
culturally, politically, and individually
we are suffering a national "ethics crisis".

We, the American people, our Govt.,
has engaged in unlawful war, have been
a party to extrajudicial murder, and enable
an immoral "wealth gap" that's enveloping
the globe.

And yet nary a peep from our elected representatives,
the Fourth Estate, or the general public.

How will it end?

Will we hit rock bottom before the tide turns?
Can we as a people regain our moral compass
and right this ship before our collective misery
overwhelms our ability to feel compassion?

Do we possess the requisite ethical and virtuous
qualities to save us from our own worst selves?

"When we are committed to the ideal of concern
for all others it follows that this should inform
our social and political priorities"
- His Holiness the Dali Lama