The beat down between proto-humans was unexceptional that is the norm for them, what was worth noting was the almost complete and utter non-response of the hundreds of people in that urban environment in the middle of the day as it was taking place. One man made a half-hearted attempt to intervene but beyond that the overwhelming response was either as a kind of humorous entertainment or the business as usual lack of empathy from everyone else within visual range of that attempted murder. No one cared because none of them are connected to one another. America is a place to be economically strip-mined by the immigrant classes that make up the vast majority of whatever city that was. Look at the faces of all the Asians on the bus as it went by- they were looking at that assault as if it were a dog going potty on the sidewalk.

It's too late to salvage any of it though, clearly. Whatever comes after may have a shot at it's own values, culture, future etc, but the one we had? Gone,baby, gone.