E - the economy/cost of living will almost always be the biggest concern in an election, no matter what online echo chambers are screeching about. The only time this will ever (maybe) change is when people can be convinced of something being an immediate, existential threat. COVID prior to the vaccines being released arguably fit the bill. Major wars (or avoiding them) can fit the bill. Climate change does not for the vast majority.
The next biggest one is election integrity, for obvious reasons because technically if your elections are a sham then it doesn't really matter what someone claims to stand for or who anyone votes for if it's being manipulated behind closed doors. I haven't seen D'souza's documentary on the last election, but the pretty weak counter-arguments being published online leads me to believe he has a pretty strong collection of evidence, whether it would've affected the overall outcome or not. Between the liberals screeching about Russia in 2016 and suspicious activity in the 2016 primaries and general election 2020, there's really not a lot of confidence in the elections anymore and there's been very little effort to address that at all besides political stunts.
Border Security and Immigration would be third, but unfortunately this tends to be an issue that no side actually takes very seriously aside from exploiting it for useful talking points when they can. Obama took it a bit more seriously than Bush, and it was a major goal for Trump and his DHS, but even members of his own party torpedoed it. It's a much stronger issue at the state level, especially on the southern border where even Texas democratic mayors and representatives are being extremely critical of the Biden administration for a lack of action. Some may even switch parties over it, or at least go independent.
G. How divided we are. Right now it's the left pushing that envelope really hard. By and large we agree that we want to live happier lives, work, and have a pathway to consistently improve our lives.
Everything else is a symptom keeping that from happening, or a spur of the disagreement of how that path should be taken. There's no right or wrong way to be, or pursue happiness.
That shit is all manufactured to keep us separated and easier to manipulate. I'd say for now it'd be for the left to put down their rhetoric, and the right to put down grudges from it if the left is able to do that.
You'll have hardcore believers and extremists left from both sides, maybe 5-10% from each. Let them keep fighting online while other people work to get shit done. That's me though, and I see that as the biggest problem in our nation right now with the biggest chance of causing our collapse.
We've locked horns so hard that we notice, and don't really care that we're being pushed into a cycle of permanent bankruptcy. Our national deficit was already pretty staggering, add on top of that devaluing us currency internationally, and what happens when many of our debtors believe we as a country aren't worth the risk and want to be paid?
I've seen my own state collapse financially from over drawing, we only managed to push it off for a while by robbing peter to pay paul. Basically we'd get a loan for one project, and use the money from that loan as a guarantee to get another loan. It was a brilliant idea until our credit rating dropped.
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The US is experiencing a surge of extremism far beyond anything I've seen in my lifetime. I think our largest issue right now is division.
80% of Americans all want the same thing. That other 20% are really, really, REALLY involved right now. We, as a people have become lazy in both our civic duties (laid out in the constitution) and our application of scrutiny to all forms of media.
A lot of people are only engaging online and believing that their opinions have any effect on the actual politics happening all around them. If people could just show up, apply reason and sanity and perform their civic duties, then the 80% would easily overwhelm the dissenters. The farce of candidates in the mid-terms this year is off the scales.
We're in trouble, no doubt. The 20% stand to rot democracy from within, and right now, it's honestly 50/50 to me whether or not we end up in a theocratic oligarchy. If you are of voting age, then you need to vote. I don't give a fart who you vote for, because I know 80% of anyone who votes will be adding to the balance in elections, but considering that the 20% are 100% voting vs. the 80% only showing up in the low 20% ..
I mentioned the constitution before, and if you take the time to read it, it pretty explicitly says that every citizen has civic responsibilities and goes on about what they are. Voting is one of them. Participating is also one.
Its unfortunately hard to compete with inflation causing so many families to have a hard time just putting food on the table. We see it every time we go to the grocery stores if its not empty shelves its higher and higher prices.
This is a major problem, particularly for people who need spesfic items, or are living pay check to pay check. May the lord help them find what they need.
That said, its going to be rather difficult to recover without democracy, so the smart issue is voting rights.
Personally I am concerned with 2 subjects, 1 was higher costs of living but the other is our gradually diminishing freedoms, 2octobers from now we won't be able to fly domestically without special documents, doesthat sound familiar, no, ever watched a spy movie or movies about world war 20what do the commie kgb agents always ask for, or the Nazi soldiers they all want to your papers
Are in order perhaps we will neverore vocal when they start putting border crossing posts at state borders in a d huge steel fences. Apologies for my rant thank you
For the average person it's definitely cost of living and gas prices. My tank was $28 - 32 six months ago. Now it's just under $26 for half a tank
And my car has good prices compared to others. An extra $200 a month down just on gas makes a difference for the average consumer. And most people are probably spending more than that extra
I voted "E" because it was the closest fit, but the real answer would be, "The impending collapse of the American Empire and of the USA as a sovereign state."
This country is fiscally unsustainable, politically dysfunctional and demographically volatile. Our empire is nearing the end of its life cycle.
Economic cost of living then we have an immigration crisis on our hands. I have no issue with immigration my issue is don’t come over illegally and unfortunately joe Biden is actively letting illegal immigrants and moving them to states like Florida and Oklahoma because they think they will vote democratic
I think one of the most disturbing things today is the utter incompetence of our elected officials. They all seem more concerned about fealty to their tribe and ideology than to doing things that actually make sense. Outright stupidity is alarmingly common, and ignoring reality when their ideas aren't working out.
It reminds me of years ago when I was driving over a arched bridge. Coming down the other side there were two birds fighting each other, their claws clutching and beaks pecking each other. As I passed over them they tried to alight and I heard a couple thunks and looked back to see two broken bodies in the road. Whatever their petty differences were, they had ignored the outside world and immersed themselves in their struggle, and now everything they had was gone.
I didn't select any of the poll options because the biggest issue facing Americans right now, by far, is division and hatred of fellow Americans, and it's obvious most of us aren't bright enough to see we ate a bunch of tools of the political left and right.
Social Media obsession. It is ruining the youth and even some adults. It's all that many people live for. It makes many people stuck up and I think it's part of the reason opinions are viewed as facts now. People will spread false information and so many people will just outright believe it because it's on the internet.
We are collapsing within. Half the population is ready for civil war, they are just waiting for somebody to start it. People are at each other's throats like never seen before. If we don't get our people calmed the hell down, none of those other issues are going to matter.
It seems like a red herring to talk about anything without first figuring out how to make the republicans become a serious party again. They tried to end the country and have faced no consequences. We absolutely need something to counter the democrats lest they get out of hand. But the republicans aren't taking that role seriously. They are only putting on the appearance of playing that role to keep their base entertained and mad enough to vote while they take the money. Instead of identifying a problem and working with democrats to ensure a rational middle-of-the-road solution they create problems through sabotage, call all solutions the democrats come up with "socialism" as a pretext for obstructing said solution, and then campaign on the message that democrats aren't fixing the problems fast enough. And they get away with it because it's absolutely bonkers that that many people in suits would all say precisely the opposite of what is true. So people think maybe it is true.
Our President... Gas prices... If we got immigration under control there would be more jobs which would help the economy. However when it cost so much to go to work with gas prices as they are, it is almost worth staying home. Biden doesn't care about America he only cares about the agenda of the puppet master pulling his strings...
Responsibility. we must start teaching it... because we're in big trouble, globally and it's gonna be really hard for people if they don't.
Second... love and consideration of your fellow mankind.
everything else can fall in place with those two.
The housing market. It is linked with SO MANY problems effecting everyday Americans. Think of the stress and anxiety that would go away if you were actually able to afford decent housing? Cost of living wouldn't be nearly as stressful because rent is finally at a manageable level. This has been analyzed time and time again and people keep overlooking it.
The economy is the most important issue. Everything else is just political bullshit between the parties, but the economy is what is hurting the average American right now. Cost of living is becoming more than most Americans can handle. More Americans than ever are going hungry due to soaring grocery prices.
I chose E, but what is contributing to option E is the fact that our government is overrun with incompetent evil fucks who's only real purpose at this point is to function as the poster children for the necessity of abortion. The Biden regime puts their incompetence on display on a daily basis.
Moral degradation. Moving away from the traditional values that made America great and successful in the past. Lack of patriotism and national unity. The increase in all immoral and harmful to society manifestations, such as crime, vulgarity and rudeness, radical feminism, homosexuality, atheism, divorce, abortion, violence, drug use, materialism and greed, racial grievances and divisions. The fact that people, especially the young, are too focused on fake and less important (in my opinion) things, such as career, money and "equality" instead of the really important things like family, faith in God, morals and virtues, patriotism and responsibility to the nation. These things, I think, are dragging America to the bottom.
I'm not American. But i think it's the fact that Americans seem to forget what a woman and a man is and that will probably need a huge issue for fertility.
As a non American looking in, it’s a mix of the following.
Political polarisation of society.
Everything is political, you see it on here a lot, someone says something and it’s instantly political, even when no one else (as in non American) even thinks it is.
Then throw in religion, if what is happening in the US with religion occurred in an Islamic country, the US would be bombing it.
The hypocrisy of slamming an Islamic country for having religion dominate its thinking, is fairly staggering when this is what is happening in the US.
Lack of fully integrated domestic production, leading to mass inflation made worse by quantitative easing.
No amount of voodoo ecomics will actually produce goods and erect houses.
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