The signs were there.
The not-so-subtle racism against the first African-American President, maliciously doubting his citizenship and religion.
An obscene combination of spewed hatred and the availability of firearms, resulting in gunning down of black church-members in Charleston and homosexual patrons in Orlando.
A global financial meltdown with ground-zero, but no bankers served time.
Ever-presence involvement in international warfare, while creating millions of refugees worldwide.
Civility, humility, empathy all became words of past.
The signs were there.