The United States system of government is the only one in the world of its kind. America has been the world's leading country and that is mainly due to, in part, our democratic system of government. To say that the entire system is filled with nothing more than crooks depresses me.
I agree, our system is filled with corruption and lying... but the fact remains. I love my country and I love that we are a democracy; I wouldn't want to live anywhere else on this planet. I don't disagree with you, to an extent, but still.
Sometimes the world comes in shades of gray, not just black and white.