> The US , when finally back in control by reasonable adults

This rings as "make America great again", just with a different mythology standing-in for "again".

The US (or at least the US _state_) hasn't been in control by reasonable adults in over a century, or arguably ever.

What is finally becoming obvious is that this particular landmass is much too large to be under the control of a single state, and now that we have instant communications and ubiquitous cameras, even the arguments (laid out eg in the federalist papers) are no longer dispositive.

Calm and careful deprecation of the US as a state needs to top the new agenda.