Where did we go???

What amounts to martial law in DC... I am by no means the liberal I once was, but there has to be an in-between somewhere. I cannot take the mad dog mentality of extremists of either kind. Then again, when I saw the released footage of what happened in Uvalde, it did give me pause. So what is the solution, besides prayer, which I do! Also, I am taking a chance on making this post because some of the political discussions here can be a bit intimidating to me. I love my country, always have, but the way things are going, I just don't know anymore.