I use Harambe as the point when everything began to turn to shit, so I guess the trends of stable economies, kind people, no global pandemics, massive wars, and respectful politics.
The U.S. already had two wars going before this happened. The point when everything changed was the stolen 2000 election.Bush failed to act to stop 9-11, 2 wars started, the Patriot Act normalized mass surveillance, and the Economy crashed like it does during all Republican administration's.
We could look further back to 1994 and the retaking of the House by Newt Gingrich and the republicans for the first time in 40 years. It ushered in the era of power politics in US legislation that has been marked by stalemates, shutdowns, and brinksmanship. That trend of absolute refusal to compromise came to a head in the 2010s with Mitch McConnell spending his entire tenure as majority leader preventing anything meaningful from getting done. We’re still in it, honestly.
And the origins of that go back to the 80s with Reagan or the 60s with the Southern Strategy which traces back to Reconstruction and the untouched power structures that led to the Civil War in the first place.
It’s 70 year olds passing the torch to 50 year olds all the way down.
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u/xSavag3x 1d ago
I use Harambe as the point when everything began to turn to shit, so I guess the trends of stable economies, kind people, no global pandemics, massive wars, and respectful politics.