doomed.
People basically suck. As a country, after 9/11, we should have all been united to fight terrorism. We weren't. After Katrina, we should have been united to help. We weren't. It's almost 10 years later and we haven't even caught Bin Laden. It's been 6 years since Katrina and NOLA is still being rebuilt. USA is supposed to be the best country in the world, maybe at apathy and greed. Sorry if this is a depressing answer. I do know some people I've met IRL and on the Internet that are not this. They help. They volunteer. They really want to make this a better place for the next generation. None of them are politicians.
With the problems in the rest of the world, all I see are tweets and FB status updates to pray. Great but send some cash to an organization you believe in. Do something.