Brave words, the US is not very dark, so they come easily. I hope we don't see the dark. The idea of being forced to watch armed men nail my wife and daughters hands to a wall, then rape them for hours is horrifying. The idea of my children being beat to death for fun, and to save bullets is horrifying. The idea of my daughters being forced to watch my execution (be it slow or fast) is unsettling. Even the idea of me being thrown in prison where I will probably die and my wife and daughters just being left to fend for themselves is disquieting.I am not afraid of the dark......and I will say that it is fairly dark in the usa right now, imo.
None of those come from my imagination, all are based an real experiences of people who have lived in darker times and places.
By the way, it is USA. Trampling the name of the country under foot does nothing, but perpetuate disrespect for it. Of course, as you live in a free country you have the right to disrespect it if you so desire.