One of the most confounding things about an oscillating structure is that it cannot be "fixed"; that is, any attempt to change a particular oscillating structure from within that structure is driven by the laws of that structure, so any real change is doomed to fail. For success to be obtained, a new structure must be designed that will support the desired result. Therefore, so long as we run this country based on the current two oscillating structures, we will continue to pendulum back and forth between two choices, neither of which can move the country forward toward greater things.