First the left-wing was demoralized/disillusioned thanks to commie subversion tactics (effectively creating "The American Left"), then the right-wing was demoralized with the final and complete takeover of all institutions by the left. Now all that remains is managed decline. When all the wealth has been looted and the gerontocracy - the only group keeping up the illusion of being patriotic "Americans" - is gone, the real fun begins.