Without compassion to unite this country, we will be tearing each other apart as Mr. Kaahui alluded to.
We have allowed a monetary system without a moral basis, a predatory health care system, and a political system lacking principals to have control over us.
The force that empowers this system is division. Republicans against the Dems, conservatives against liberals, whites against blacks, hetros against gays, religious divisions, home owners against homeless, and the list goes on.
The more infighting the more power the elites have over us. As Mr. Buffet has been quoted saying, There is a class war going on, and my class is winning.
The US is 19 trillion dollars in debt to maintain it's deteriorating standard of living. Anyone who knows math, knows that is not sustainable. 
Hope through action, and compassion through empathy is the means to a better collective future. Plus lots of luck!