Our system has plusses and minuses. No one said it’s perfect.
The justice system can certainly be abused. Financial crimes are important for a number of reasons. But most of those convicted don’t get jail time.
Other democracies are less fundamentalist about free speech. Pro-Hamas protests are illegal in France, for example. Praising terrorism is illegal in the UK.
These countries also regulate guns heavily. Their murder rates are much lower. There are some stabbings, but overall, things are safer.
Of course, they let in so many immigrants that anti-Semitism has made things feel unsafe for Jews in a few areas. Here, the Muslims we’ve let in are mainly well-educated and wealthy, and although many support Hamas ideologically, they rarely attack us.
Your point about populists is well taken. This is one reason why many Jews (including Satmar I believe) supported Hillary rather than Trump. It’s better that politicians be calm, stable individuals rather than fiery populists with a cult of personality.
You’re right that the media can’t be trusted when it comes to Israel.
All these things can be changed. You can start new media companies, vote for different candidates, advocate different gun laws, etc.