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00:00:03America celebrated its 250th anniversary, but millions
00:00:06of Americans see no reason to rejoice, writes The Hill. Congress
00:00:09is hated, the Supreme Court is not trusted, presidents are not favored.
00:00:13Americans are no longer proud of their country, with totally low
00:00:17ratings everywhere. Why is society losing faith in America and where is the roof
00:00:20of the home of the brave leaking? We'll provide only the facts, you
00:00:24make
00:00:25your own conclusions.
00:01:17This summer, several eloquent surveys were published in the US, all of which
00:01:21show record levels of pessimism among the
00:01:23population. The country, which for decades was called
00:01:27an example of stable democracy, today does not trust
00:01:30itself, and this, of course, is not a bolt from the blue,
00:01:33but a very specific diagnosis.
00:01:46In the US itself, the situation is called Hollywood-style: a crisis
00:01:49of democracy. Firstly, Americans no longer believe in what seemed sacred, in
00:01:53the American dream, and do not feel proud of their
00:01:57nation. In late June, the institute published
00:02:00the results of a survey that showed only 33% of US
00:02:04residents feel extreme pride in their belonging to
00:02:07the American nation. According to sociologists, this is the lowest
00:02:11indicator in 25 years of such observations. Shortly before
00:02:14that, the Reuters agency conducted similar research and reported, based on
00:02:18its results, that 70% of US residents
00:02:21no longer consider their country the greatest on Earth.
00:02:2464% of respondents are convinced that American democracy
00:02:28is in danger. 30. 8% do not believe that
00:02:31the states will exist for another 250 years as a unified
00:02:34state. In September of last year,
00:02:37the Wall Street Journal shocked with the news that 70% of the state's population
00:02:41considers the American dream an outdated narrative, and do not
00:02:44believe that hard work can lead to its fulfillment.
00:02:48It seems no one has ever treated the main American core value
00:02:51like this. Moreover, instead of dreaming, young people are increasingly fantasizing
00:02:54about emigration. Youth pessimism is associated with
00:02:58the fact that gerontocracy has taken root in US power, which does not want
00:03:01to change anything and wishes to perpetually maintain the current
00:03:04status quo. In this sense, the current US has a certain
00:03:08similarity to the late USSR before its collapse. In the declining Soviet Union, there was an epidemic
00:03:11of alcoholism. In the states now,
00:03:14there is an epidemic of drug addiction, from which more than 100,000
00:03:18Americans die annually. As in the late USSR, the elites
00:03:21are fixated on foreign policy to the detriment of internal problems.
00:03:25The US, of course, does not fully copy the Soviet Union, but all these
00:03:28factors will in the long term negatively affect
00:03:32the development of this country. Secondly, Americans are seriously
00:03:35disappointed with the entire power structure. Alarming figures for
00:03:38overseas sentiment were heard last year. At that time, the level of American
00:03:42trust in the government became the worst in 50
00:03:45years. The situation has changed especially dramatically over the
00:03:48last 20 years. The corresponding study
00:03:51was conducted by Gallup from September 2nd to 16th.
00:03:55Analysts compared the level of American trust in government in
00:03:591970s and 2020s. Only
00:04:0238% of survey participants trust the federal
00:04:06government on domestic policy issues. 32%
00:04:09of respondents trust legislators. Also, Americans
00:04:13have started to trust politicians less. Since the 1970s,
00:04:16the indicator has decreased by 23%. There is more
00:04:19skepticism among the population towards news
00:04:22media. Over half a century, the average level of trust has fallen by
00:04:2536%. Similar surveys that measure
00:04:28Americans' attitudes towards key institutions have been conducted by the Gallup Institute
00:04:32since 2006. During the first
00:04:35study, the US shared first place with Great Britain in
00:04:39the G7 ranking. In 2023,
00:04:43Americans' attitudes changed so much that their country
00:04:46took last place - writes The
00:04:49Economist.
00:04:54Fresh data from this year shows that Americans' spirits have not
00:04:58improved.
00:05:12The country's legal system served as a kind of soft wall, holding back
00:05:16collective delusions. However, those times are long gone.
00:05:19Today, congressional approval ratings have fallen below
00:05:22rock bottom, and in terms of respect, lawmakers have become comparable to
00:05:26lice and used car salespeople. Laws are no longer
00:05:29developed to help citizens, they are written by donors for
00:05:33donors, wrapped in legal formulations so
00:05:36tightly that they work like malicious software code,
00:05:39created specifically to hide from the public
00:06:14those who came there not to represent
00:06:18the interests of their district, their state, their
00:06:21voters, but to engage in such quasi-
00:06:24political, essentially circus activities. The institution
00:06:28of the presidency is also not spoiled by public affection; the trust indicator is only
00:06:3227%, which is even lower than Trump's ratings, which fluctuate within
00:06:3530-40%.
00:06:38It is noteworthy that the most modest figures are for institutions that pass laws.
00:06:45All American media are currently criticizing President Donald
00:06:48Trump as almost the main betrayer of national interests,
00:06:51writing that the war with Iran was started incorrectly, not as it should have been,
00:06:55and how can one be proud of their country when their own people speak of it
00:06:59exclusively in negative tones? In fact, there are no special
00:07:02reasons for pride for American citizens now, or they are
00:07:06critically few. There are several
00:07:09reasons for such a fall of the house of democracy. Americans
00:07:14were promised for years to solve the problems of healthcare, migration,
00:07:17national debt, and crime, but Washington repeatedly
00:07:21proved unable to make sustainable decisions.
00:07:24The second is the split of society into two incompatible worldviews.
00:07:28For one America, the main threat is authoritarianism
00:07:31and the restriction of rights; for the other, open borders,
00:07:35crime, and rising prices. The political
00:07:38leadership also does not inspire much hope. Over the years, the White House has increasingly
00:07:42resembled less a center of the free world and more an old people's home
00:07:46whose inhabitants have started a high-stakes
00:07:49gambling game. We saw how President Joe Biden, throughout his
00:07:53presidency, wandered around with the lost look of a person who forgot
00:07:56why he went to the kitchen. He exuded about as much authority
00:08:00as a melting ice cream cone. Then came
00:08:03the second season of President Trump, which many did not even
00:08:06ask for. He turned the Oval Office into a family business and
00:08:10began to govern the country with tweets. Trump
00:08:13promised to keep America out of new wars, but then he himself approved
00:08:17military actions against Iran, dragging the country into another
00:08:20costly Middle Eastern conflict. Viewers are beginning to realize
00:08:24that the pilots are fighting for the control stick more than they are flying
00:08:27the plane.
00:08:32Americans' trust in the media is also undermined and at an historical
00:08:36low. Objectivity is gone, only propaganda remains,
00:08:39they exclaim across the ocean. And even the owner of The Washing-
00:08:43Post, Jeff Bezos, admitted that the American media had sunk below
00:08:47rock bottom. The main reason for the loss of reputation of the American media is
00:08:50that they have become an instrument of political
00:08:53agenda. Many large news companies admit that
00:08:57they cover events in favor of certain political parties and
00:09:00leaders. Such publications as CNN, The New York Times, and the same Washington
00:09:04Post are considered platforms for the Democratic Party. It is almost
00:09:08impossible to find positive information about Trump in them, unlike
00:09:11Fox News, which adheres to so- called conservative
00:09:15views. In conditions of information warfare, the sides
00:09:18use the dirtiest methods against each other. Seeing all this
00:09:21bacchanalia, the average American has practically stopped trusting
00:09:25traditional mainstream media. Only
00:09:2814% trust television. The media has turned into partisan
00:09:32camps. Democratic voters watch some channels, Republicans
00:09:35watch others. And the same event receives two
00:09:38opposing interpretations. And while Fox News reports how
00:09:42Trump heroically defeats Iran, the hosts of popular evening shows in the US
00:09:46make him, excuse me,
00:09:48an idiot.
00:09:51Only a miracle will save Trump, no one trusts him, his numbers
00:09:55are going to hell. Let's help him, he wants to save
00:09:58Spirit Airlines by spending half a billion dollars on the company,
00:10:02but it, like Trump, cannot be saved. Let's spend the money
00:10:06just to get rid of him. I flew Spirit Airlines, I
00:10:10lived during Trump's term, neither can be saved.
00:10:13One-sided coverage, bias, publication of fakes and unverified
00:10:17data, the audience is tired of lies and
00:10:19manipulation. Now the press in America is about
00:10:23supporting lies, that's all. It's all about money, you can't fix
00:10:27CNN, you can't fix Fox News or NBC, CBS, and so
00:10:30on. CNN today has completely lost the trust of the American people.
00:10:34We once had the best journalists. My friend, Seymour
00:10:38Hersh, is famous throughout the world as an investigative journalist.
00:10:41Today all mainstream media reject him, they don't want the truth,
00:10:45that is, corporate interests have seized the mass
00:10:48media. Now, I think, a unique dynamic has formed.
00:10:51Over the past five years, they have said so much.
00:11:25people no longer trust them anyway, maybe they should stick to the truth sometimes,
00:11:29but they seem completely uninterested in that,
00:11:32possibly because propaganda always
00:11:34worked, and helped guide people in
00:11:38the right
00:11:39direction.
00:11:43The split in America runs not only through party headquarters and television
00:11:47channels, it runs through families, cities and entire states, due to
00:11:50illegal
00:11:52migrants.
00:11:57For Republicans, the southern border has become a symbol of the state losing
00:12:00control. For Democrats, tough deportation policies are a threat to human
00:12:04rights. Another split in the nation is abortion:
00:12:08the political system of the US has created
00:12:12an absolutely unstable, explosive construction,
00:12:15where indeed the split goes not only by
00:12:19states, but it goes not only by
00:12:21political parties, it goes by families,
00:12:25by brothers, by citizens of the same city,
00:12:29and if this is not stopped, and if politicians do not
00:12:33realize that the exploitation of such dangerous
00:12:36social tools will lead to a global
00:12:40catastrophe, and it will be a truly bloody massacre, as they like to
00:12:44show in Hollywood movies, then
00:12:47I have the worst news for them, it will all
00:12:50end exactly as
00:12:54they depict.
00:12:57economy: prices are rising, fuel is becoming more expensive due to the war with Iran, and this is against
00:13:00the backdrop of rumors of pure chaos in the White House.
00:13:04The war not only engulfs Trump's presidency, but also affects
00:13:07the president himself. During a recent meeting in the Oval Office,
00:13:11he launched into a tirade against Iranian leaders, calling them
00:13:14scoundrels and lunatics in an obscene rant. Growing
00:13:17concern about his physical health and mental
00:13:21stability. Donald's condition is visibly deteriorating.
00:13:25A close confidant, who regularly sees him, told me this week in Washington
00:13:28that his physical and mental health
00:13:32is deteriorating, those around him do not know what to do about it, the situation
00:13:35can only worsen, he is 80 years old, and it shows,
00:13:39but it's not just about age or declining cognitive abilities
00:13:42that can affect those who enter their ninth decade.
00:13:46Trump lashes out at everyone, expressing
00:13:49frustration at the lack of any decent options that
00:13:52currently face him. Agree, not the best characteristic for
00:13:56a person with a finger on the nuclear button. It seems that Trump,
00:14:00who tried to bend the changeable world, has nevertheless bent
00:14:03himself. 70% of Americans consider
00:14:07the campaign against Iran mistaken. Also, according to
00:14:10Pew Research data, two out of three Americans personally blame
00:14:13Donald Trump for the deplorable state of the economy. And only a third
00:14:17of state residents are ready to support the line of the US
00:14:20president and his Republican party in the congressional elections
00:14:24in autumn. Unable to unite
00:14:27the disparate 50 states, Trump pulled out of history's attic
00:14:31the main bogeyman of the 20th century, communism. White House political strategists
00:14:34are trying to frighten the electorate with the coming of socialists to power if
00:14:38Democrats gain control of Congress in November. The attack on
00:14:42Iran, all this mess that Americans
00:14:45stirred up in the Persian Gulf, in
00:14:48Iran, is a consequence not only of Trump's actions, it is a consequence not
00:14:51only of his cabinet, it is
00:14:55to the same extent a consequence of this polarization,
00:14:59yes, in American society,
00:15:02now seeing that this
00:15:05invasion, this aggression, it did not become such a blitzkrieg,
00:15:09that it does not
00:15:12hit Iran as hard as initially desired,
00:15:15many, of course, change their
00:15:17minds.
00:15:22But the worst will happen if, as a result of the congressional elections...
00:15:27Trump gently hinted at this repeatedly and even tried
00:15:30to cancel the elections, but it didn't work out. In
00:15:34the Trump administration, the sense of risk is increasing. A favorable
00:15:38outcome of the vote, which prompts preparations for worse scenarios,
00:15:42including the activation of investigations and subpoenas
00:15:44for hearings if Democrats take control of Congress,
00:15:48the publication states. White House lawyers hold closed
00:15:51briefings for political appointees, explaining the procedure
00:15:55for congressional oversight and recommendations for interacting with
00:15:58legislators. During meetings, which, according to insiders, last about
00:16:0230 minutes, employees are explained how to properly respond
00:16:06to congressional requests and what precautions to observe when
00:16:09corresponding. It turns out paranoia is not only because
00:16:13of communism, and such tectonic shifts in the upper echelons affected the common
00:16:16people: they stopped trusting the authorities, stopped being proud of the country, stopped
00:16:20watching television, and these indicators are much more painful for the US
00:16:24than a national debt of 40 trillion dollars, which, by the way, grows by approximately
00:16:2725 billion dollars per day. In this state,
00:16:31the US met its 250th anniversary.
00:16:34The crisis of institutions will manifest itself in all its glory during the upcoming
00:16:38elections. The losing side will obviously not recognize their
00:16:41legitimacy. Republicans will blame Democrats for postal
00:16:45fraud and collusion with foreign lobbyists who do not
00:16:48like Trump's policies. So in 2027, we expect
00:16:52a further deepening of the American divide.
00:16:55The self-proclaimed greatest country in the world is extremely polarized, this is
00:16:58the most disturbing trend in American reality. Democrats support
00:17:02some, Republicans others. Individual states generally live their own lives and sometimes do not
00:17:06listen to the White House. The nation is divided, internal contradictions
00:17:09are only increasing, political scientists increasingly ask
00:17:13themselves: will the state collapse? Trump
00:17:16is taking a number of radical measures on issues that concern
00:17:20citizens: migration, the economy, electoral legislation, and
00:17:23a number of states are resisting this: the legal
00:17:26systems of individual states are entering a tight clinch with
00:17:30Trump's federal initiatives, at a certain point Trump introduces federal
00:17:34law enforcement agencies into these states, such as the National Guard, this is...
00:17:37indeed one of the preconditions for the collapse of the state, but without
00:17:40any radical changes this process will continue for another
00:17:4420-30 years. The level of mutual hatred
00:17:47is off the charts. 77% of survey
00:17:50participants are confident that in the next 5 years political violence in
00:17:53the country will become the norm. American hegemony has expired against the backdrop of
00:17:57internal strife that can no longer
00:18:00be ignored. The political system of the states is compared to a jammed
00:18:04mechanism, where each part tries to crush its neighbor.
00:18:08Forgetting during the eternal political rally about
00:18:11ordinary people, the tragedy is that the overwhelming
00:18:14majority of Americans are still, to everyone's surprise, decent people
00:18:18who just want to pay their bills, have a beer, and be left
00:18:22alone, but they are stuck in a frozen virtual reality,
00:18:25created to unleash their worst impulses. America
00:18:29suffers not so much from a lack of worthy citizens, as from
00:18:32a structural failure of the institutions designed to
00:18:35serve them.
00:18:41By blaming them for a lack of patriotism, we miss
00:18:44the point. In reality, it is merely the deadly fatigue
00:18:47of an impoverished, broken population, tired of
00:18:51hearing that the patient is healthy, when they see with their own eyes on
00:18:54the screen how a heartbeat turns into a straight line,
00:18:58foreshadowing imminent demise. A very specific
00:19:01summary of public sentiment, as it were, from within.
00:19:04It is quite symptomatic that the upcoming electoral race for seats in Congress
00:19:08is becoming the most expensive in history, with both parties planning to spend
00:19:11immediately 12 billion dollars on advertising alone,
00:19:15apparently, the trust of the population will have to
00:19:18be bought.
00:19:23The US still possesses the strongest army, the most powerful economy, and
00:19:26incredible technical potential, but all of this will melt away like
00:19:29tears in the rain if a big explosion occurs internally, which is possible not in theory, but already in
00:19:33the upcoming November elections.
00:19:36Such a low approval rating for the government is not even statistics, but
00:19:39a warning, a political winter for
00:19:42the states may be very close. Goodbye.
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