We are also controlled by 1 party with total dictatorial control, but in typical American extravagance, we have two of them; the party of capital, and the other party of capital.
Shittyness is not a race. This could be a teaching moment where we realize we could learn from each other and shit.
Does it matter if my system is better than your system if it's still killing people? Compared to Tsarist Russia, we're all living like kings, so we can stop improving, right?