Maybe someday we will retun to a system where the best qualified person for the job gets hired, the best qualified college applicant gets accepted and the best qualified candidate gets elected.
As feminism rose in power we moved further and further away from an objective meritocracy and more toward subjective selection of favorites based on group identity.
The 1960s was the start of a radical trend in the US, which has resulted in the elimination of adherence to the Bill of Rights. Feminism jumped on that train big-time, and got a huge slice using underworld tactics. At this point, the corruption is so deep, it could be very, very difficult to get the country back. If it’s going to happen without civil war, voters are going to have to stop following these two political parties like sheep. The vast majority want the stuff described in grade-school history and government classes - they just need to learn how they can use their votes to get it.