The government-sponsored war on poverty failed as have all sorts of other ridiculous wars, including real wars.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-06/nyc-homelessness-record-high-despite-falling-unemployment-rate

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.