I think part of the issue is that we allow gatekeepers to open any gate.

This system was invented in the 90s when things were looking up. China was opening up to the world, the Russians were suddenly not evil anymore, and the internet was supposed to bring us all together into one happy global society, kumbaya and all that. Obviously that didn't work out.

It's time for a rethink really. Every CA is now a single point of failure.