Everything you said here, I agree with. We just live with a little more freedom than we did before a 100 years ago, that's all. In reference to Barack Obama, whenever a person like that comes along to change he is always stopped by people above him.
Banks, Corporations, Financial Institutions are what actually runs the country. Financial Donors are what run the country, they make the major decisions why do you think guns still exists in the US, because the NRA isn't letting the government stop their only business.