Do you see this country getting worse or better?

[Akam93]

I see worse. A lot more hate, carelessness etc.

[Kiss_Me]

To answer your question... worse.

The why is the troubling question. Some see it as so incredibly obvious while others do not.

The US and other Western nations are being manipulated by outside forces. They are following the many textbook examples of, "how to destroy a country."

1. To shape truth, and control the media - So many news outlets have been caught trying to push an agenda they are no longer believed. CNN, MSNBC, etc.

2. To shape future generations, and control the schools - Have you been reading the news? College campuses are now considered, "indoctrination camps." Grade school students are being taught to hate a particular race and hide things from their parents. Parents have discovered this and have been speaking out. So much so, the FBI now considers the "Domestic Terrorist Groups."

3. To shape the political philosophy, and infiltrate the government - The media and other vocal special interest groups have worked hard to demonize ANYONE that dares not follow their narrative. The idea of mutual cooperation and compromise is a thing of the past. Even the military is so weakened that recruitment is at an all-time low.

Another excellent example is to look at the Cities that are refusing to enforce laws or prosecute offenders.

4. To shape the sense of nationalism, dilute the culture and the language - How many national monuments have you seen destroyed in the past few years? People are being taught to hate their country. Once a nation's history is destroyed or distorted, it can be reshaped to suit a new narrative.

5. To shape the economy, spend, spend, spend, and tax, tax, tax - Increased debt ceilings, massive handouts, debt forgiveness that will be paid by the taxpayers, and many of the "Climate Change" policies are all part of this. Once a population is taxed to hilt, it must rely on its Government to survive. At that point, most citizens will conform to the Government's views, or starve.

The evidence of this happening is ALL AROUND you.

I found some articles and Youtube videos on, "The Great Reset." It details how the ultra-wealthy are trying VERY HARD to reshape the World to their liking. So far, many people are unwillingly doing their part. Don't be one of them.

[WaterIsland]

I’ll provide a counter argument.


The bad are getting worse, and the good are getting better. I do believe the good outnumbers the bad. The problem is, bad stuff sells. If you’ve ever watched the news, look at how negative it is. Something about fear, and negativity drives more emotion in people, which leads to more profit for those companies.


There is a reason politicians push negative emotion and fear over positivity and hope. Because people have a stronger emotional connection to that and it resonates more.


All that being said. I think things are improving. Look at where our country was 100 years ago. Racism was still rampant (way more than today). World War 1 had just recently ended and World War 2 was approaching. Technology was basically nonexistent in the way it is today. Economic and standards of living have GREATLY improved over that time as well. Going back like 105 years, woman couldn’t even vote in the US.


I think the list could go on. And our country isn’t perfect. But I still believe the trend is going up. Maybe not at the same pace. But wow I’m glad I live in the current era more than any other era in this country.

[ohsheeT]

If you were talking about America you are 100% right if you're talking about every country you are 100% right

Look at social media are big news organizations
They know they have an audience of followers so they only tell you what they want you to hear they tell you what they want you to believe in for the people that watch this crap all day long they basically brainwashed

There are no more real news casters who try to make a name for themselves because they all just read from a script they are told what to say to make Their audience believed in what they say because they know they will follow

There has been an agenda taking place for a long time the American people have been sold out a long time ago

And we the people just let it happen

All country are getting a new
Money currency our government becomes our bank that means our government controls our money and everything else
we talk crap about the government they don't have to let us have our money

So now if every country become the people's banks all country's control there people

Do you think our government is giving away free phones and tablets because they want to be nice.

So now they have your money they can control anything you want to buy

If there's no food no money and through your electronic devices they have full control of you

They have been playing black and white against each other ant time they can same with the news media

They are giving solar two people in certain areas because when the power goes out that means all refrigerations go out and that means no more stores with freezers

Turn off your TV's. Stop follow like sheep. And find yourselves because each and every single one of us need each other when all the above starts happening they are betting that we take each other's life. They are betting we go against each other

And what it will come to is Good versus evil and that we are all done little sheep extend to wake up before it's way too late

[CaptainOverthink]

Not sure which country you mean but..
Dispite everything, civilized society and all, we are still human to our core, we can fall to our lowest savage yet.
I'm sure if we did, whatever place you inhabit now would seem like paradise.

As long as there is a vision for the better there is hope, as long as there is hope there is time to get to work on the future.

And while I know looking at the widespread issues can seem pointless and overwhelming, sometimes the easiest option is the best way forward. To live ones own life to the best of your ability and be the force for good that you feel is missing in everyday life. If you keep being consistently good, open and out there, good people will flock around you. You need not be in the lead, just a part of the movement, doing your thing, your values.

A good life can be achieved despite the society we had being more in the past. Just do the reseach, cast your vote and put the larger world out of your mind. Focus on what you can build where you are. Lead by example, maybe there lies a vision in the simple life that just takes a generation to brew. There's no shame in starting late, just as long as you do start.
Good luck! 🧡

[Anonymous]

It is getting worse and every sector of the country is to blame. The rich are just as guilty as the poor. I don't see a solution to our problems by using our means of elections and goverment. Politics has become a self sustaining entity that only exists for its own/ party survival, the hell with the country. We are out of control like a hard core drug addict. Liberalism has caused most of the social problems like the LGBTXYZ and gender shit trying to use schools as a place of endoctrination. Conservatism has caused most of the problems like the rich and corporations not paying enough taxes, enequity in wealth and nothing being done about the NRA 2nd Amendment with the school shootings. These are just a few examples, but both sides are guilty as hell. Polarization has cause no cooporation and working together. Now we have a AI problem that might arise, besides loosing jobs what else can happen. This is a Conservative problem here, AI will help corporations be more profitable for the fuckin stock holders. Last but not least the God Damn monster we helped create / China might end up pushing us off the world stage and beat our ass in a war. Maybe the Military or a Dictatorship is what we need to solve our problems, because what we have is not working. Yes we are getting worse and we are all to blame.

[msfuntastic]

Worse because of social media. Everybody with a camera phone and a terrible opinion, is spouting off something awful and pumping others up to get mad about something to a point it's reaching violence. Some of them are also just actors who see a way to make money pushing their message just to get popular, even if what they say divides people more. Lots of sheep take whatever they hear online as gospel, and now we have a very angry and deeply divided country. Without social media, it wouldn't be half this bad.

[exitseven]

This country has gotten a lot worse in the last two years. we are in a recession, the border is wide open, young people are dying in record numbers from fentanyl overdoses, foreign adversaries are advancing, millions of people are homeless, crime is exploding and it does not feel like we have hit bottom yet. Four more years of Biden and we will not have a country anymore.

[Soteris]

I mean, this did not come from nowhere. It was always there, just not rubbed in your face. If anything, I think USA is making progress simply by dragging the ugly parts kicking and screaming into the light where you can theoretically deal with it once and for all.

[Anonymous]

This country is getting worse all around me at the same time my life is getting better and better. It's a pretty weird dynamic. When I was younger it seemed like things weren't so hard and people had money and there was more of a sense of community. We still had a middle class and there weren't bums everywhere... but my life was unbearable awful. Now as things start working out for me in the past few years it seems the world around me is falling apart a bit. I don't care and perhaps I'll move to where the grass is greener.

[provokeesmokee]

Let's see:
- debt ceiling again
- massive corporate financial fraud left unchecked, setting up an '08 repeat
- rising fascism
- loss of women's rights
- transphobia and homophobia resurgence
- lack of regulation and corporate taxation

Yeah, America is falling and I'm loving the show.

Can't wait to see Disney fuck DeSantis, and turn Florida into one big corporate town.

[SoIcyGang]

Worse because the divide is widening. Religious nutjobs vs commie nutjobs. Left wing commies vs right wing commies.

Commie conservatives and commie liberals.

That's all we have now. Liberty is dead. Actually the democrats are better on liberty but that is going away too.

Since both sides believe freedom = bad the world is fucked if the USA goes in either commie direction, right or left.

We prosper with more freedom but we can't have it.

[Anonymous]

I see more violence in the US, I see more companies filing for bankruptcy, there will be more shootings, mass murders, corrupt politicians, the US dollar will collapse, the US will push for another Cold War or World War with the East, debt will rise in every category, there will be a huge economic crash which will lead to many foreclosures and higher rates of unemployment. Meanwhile, politicians, ex-presidents will be safe, supplying Israel and Ukraine with billions of dollars to expand NATO, to steal from the Middle East with the likes of Clinton, Obama, Bush, Trump and Biden jumping for joy that they killed children in the Middle East, ideologies that will ruin lives, confuse others, list goes on. The US empire is on its last legs, I dont mean to be rude and I am not wishing for this to happen but judging by religious prophecies and history, it's bound to happen at some point, empires eventually collapse, they don't last forever.

[stepyo99]

Countries as large and powerful as the United States evolve slowly. The beginning of the end was December 23rd, 1913 when the Federal Reserve was created. Ever since then, the country has become progressively worse and worse. After some decades or centuries into the future, thankfully this evil empire will collapse.

[John_Doesnt]

It's always getting better. Sometimes bad things happen but the US always gets better. People who talk about the "good old days" are either ignorant or seeing things through rose colored glasses or just plain racist. Sometimes all 3.

[SolitarySolace]

Currently worse. But because of this, people are waking up and becoming more conservative. Meaning they will most likely vote Republican in 2024 even if it happens to be Donald Trump and things will start to look up once we have a conservative president and eventually conservative governors and mayors etc https://news.gallup.com/poll/506765/social-conservatism-highest-decade.aspx

[SexyAsian]

Worse and worse. The government doesn't care about it's own people unless they agree with certain way of thinking. They care more for the illegal immigrants coming across our boarders then their own children. For anyone to say they are better off now then 2 or even 6 years ago is living with their head in the sand. Inflation is going higher and higher now maker what they say. Its only going to get worse before it get better.

[D_Bone_Steak]

Put that in your fucking pronouns

[ObscuredBeyond]

I bought a tent. I invest in camping supplies. I have books on prepperism and survivalism. China has nukes in Jamaica. Florida is too close range. Tide zombies vote.

What sort of expectations do you suppose me to have?

[Sabretooth]

Worse. We used to agree on what is and what isn't reality. What's funny is that I was once lectured constantly about me not living in reality as a kid because I was more interested in the fictional world... Now, we got people talking about stolen elections, witch hunts, comparing Trump to God and sometimes going further than that. We've lost reality a long time ago.

[BCRanger10]

I think it's going to get worse. I hope it doesn't, but I'm expecting serious difficulties and troubles for my family and for my children going forward.

[Smashingdoozy]

I hope it will get better but at the moment there is so much hate, misinformation and closed mindedness that I truly fear for women, POC, children, immunocompromised and LGBTQ+ people.

[slatyb]

It will be infinitely worse if the Republicans gain control -- it will be then end of democracy in the US.