Your last paragraph says a lot:

"I don't believe American elites deserve more than foreign elites - they're all the same, and their agenda isn't ours. The Ukrainian, Russian, European, and American working class bears the cost."

I think I'm on record in saying that a good reason for this war are the IMF loans (aka financial bailout) for Russian and Ukraine in the 1990s. There are ripple effects that were still rippling a year ago. Discontented citizens often show their discontent in not-so productive ways: too many Russians yearn for their former empire, which allows them to dominate the "others." This sentiment gives the Russian politicians permission to keep their kleptocratic ways and invade other countries.

I could address more of your concerns in a fairly lengthy response. But the rogue nature of the IMF shows that our current system of government really cannot address the root causes of all this discontent and mismanagement. We really need a new system.

As you know, I am offering a new way.

So you have a choice. You can continue to believe that your articles and comments on Medium will somehow bend the western system for the better OR you investigate this new way.