To expand on time’s post, one can look at it this way. Man was created to have communion with God, but allowed the freedom of choice.
He chose poorly.
Since then, the natural state of mankind is sin, slavery (to both sin and to other men), and death.
The antidote to this was first the covenant and law, and later, Christ.
When given a choice, the people chose ... Barrabas, a murderer.
Again, this reflects on the natural state of mankind.
America was founded by groups of people, who while obviously not perfect, were looking to create a “more perfect union”, where men were free to commune with God as they saw fit, and be free of the oppression of their former masters.
de Tocqueville said that America will be great as long as she is good. Those times are coming, and pretty much have come to an end.
Another wise man said that Democracy is the system of government that ensures that the people will get the government they deserve.
The people of America have become corrupt, and with an ever smaller exception, embrace and rejoice in envy, greed, lust, pride, gluttony, deceit, wrath, the whole 7 yards.
Is it then any surprise that they should support the candidate who is the embodiment of their vices? And should recoil in horror at the prospect of anything else?
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."
- H. L. Mencken
Man up, Pollyanna.