Yes there are people who are born bad, definitely yes. People who do nothing on this earth but purposely cause others to be miserable. These people find satisfaction watching in being evil.
I agree, our country is falling apart, infrastructure failing, schools closing, bridges and roads crumbling, children and adults without health care, cutting back on fire and police staff, teachers getting laid off, prisons letting violent criminals out because there is no room, yet billions of $ leaving our country.
We really need to strengthen our country from the bottom up, and stay out of everyone elses' business.
Your profile says you have a three-year old boy. That's fantastic. You can have a lot of one on one time. I think that you will be a wonderful dad, because you are asking for advice. That is the first indication of having an open mind and wanting to do good things for your son. You look like a really happy guy in your picture. Keep listening to your boy, keep talking to him. Let your love for him guide your actions.
Don't forget to read books on the subject. I found this book helpful: P E T: Parent Effectiveness Training (Paperback) by Thomas Gordon
Don't forget to take him to a church of some kind. Enroll him in classes for his age, sports, arts and crafts, whatever he is intersted in. In places like that, you may even meet a single mom.
IN THE RAIN AND ON THE PHONE -
what better way to tell the woman you've been seeing that you think "she needs her space" men suck