Hoosierdood
Grandmaster
I believe this was all Gods design to prove to mankind that no amount of governance can result in perfection. Romans 1 talks about how God “gave them over” to their sinful desires. Think of a dad who warns his son not to do something but the boy is hell bent on doing it. The dad says “fine, see what happens”. God as our father has done that somewhat to mankind.They wanted to be like all the other nations. Well they got their king and all the encumbrances that God told them they'd have to accept.
I also seem to remember something like...
There was no king in Israel and every man did what was right in his own sight.
That didn't turn out very well for them.
No absolute authority and everyone doing as they please. Hmm, I've heard that tune before.
He created us with the ability to choose. The first humans chose wrong, and that decision impacted us all. And throughout history, we have been proving that we are not able to make the right choices, but will consistently slide deeper into depravity. There is no solution apart from God destroying this world in the final judgement and creating a new heaven and earth.
As it pertains to this thread, the state of our country further proves this point. America who was founded on many biblical principles, given every opportunity to do right, and freedom to choose has turned from God just like every single nation and people before us. We had it good. Really good. And we screwed it up just like people always do. Is there anything we can really do? We can pray, we can do our best to be the change that is needed, but in the end mankind will do what he always does.