One of the principal mechanisms used in the USA to maintain its system of oligarchy / tyranny is distraction of the population via "culture war" issues and identity politics.

As long as people vote based on who they'd rather have a beer with, or based on issues like homosexuality and religion, they will not vote based on issues of social justice, economic well being, or against the politics of corruption.

The culture war and identity politics are a classic divide and conquer technique. It's used because it works.

>there is nothing you can do about these things. It's gonna take generations of work to resolve it, but there's absolutely a way out of this. We may never find it, though.

I agree with your first statement, yet we have many avenues open to us still before all is lost, but that window is closing fast.