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00:00:05In the US itself, the situation is called "Hollywood-style": a crisis
00:00:08of democracy. Firstly, Americans no longer believe in what seemed to be sacred, in
00:00:11the American dream, and do not feel pride in their
00:00:15nation. At the end of June, the Gallup Institute published
00:00:18the results of a poll, which showed that only 33% of US
00:00:22residents feel extreme pride in their belonging to
00:00:26the American nation. According to sociologists, this is the lowest
00:00:29figure in 25 years of such observations. Shortly before
00:00:32this, the Reuters agency conducted similar research and reported
00:00:36its findings that 70% of US residents
00:00:39no longer consider their country the greatest on Earth.
00:00:4264% of respondents are convinced that American democracy
00:00:46is in danger. 38% do not believe
00:00:49that the states will last another 250 years as a unified
00:00:53state. In September of last year, The Wall Street Journal
00:00:56shocked everyone: 70% of the states' population believe
00:01:00the American dream is an irrelevant narrative, and do not
00:01:03believe that hard work can lead to its fulfillment.
00:01:06It seems that no one has ever treated the main American bedrock
00:01:09like this. Moreover, young people, instead of dreaming, are increasingly dreaming
00:01:12of immigration. Youth pessimism is associated with
00:01:16the fact that a gerontocracy has settled in the US government, which does not want
00:01:20to change anything and wishes to eternally maintain the current
00:01:23status quo. In this sense, the current US has a certain
00:01:26similarity with the late USSR before its collapse. In the union at its
00:01:30decline, there was an epidemic of alcoholism; in the states, there is currently
00:01:33an epidemic of drug addiction, from which over 100,000
00:01:36Americans die annually. Like in the late USSR, the elites
00:01:39are fixated on foreign policy at the expense of internal problems.
00:01:43The US, of course, does not fully copy the Soviet Union, but all these
00:01:46factors in the long term will negatively
00:01:49affect the development of this country. Secondly,
00:01:52Americans are seriously disillusioned with the entire power structure. Alarming figures
00:01:56regarding overseas sentiments were heard back in last year. Back then, the level
00:02:00of Americans' trust in the government became the worst in 50
00:02:03years, especially the situation has changed greatly over
00:02:07the last 20 years. A corresponding study
00:02:10was conducted by Gallup between September 2nd and 16th.
00:02:13Analysts compared the level of trust Americans have in the government in
00:02:171970 and 2020. Only
00:02:2038% of survey participants trust the federal
00:02:24government on domestic policy issues. 32%
00:02:27of respondents trust legislators. Also, Americans
00:02:31have started to trust politicians less. Since the 1970s,
00:02:34the indicator has decreased by 23%. More
00:02:37skepticism among the population has appeared
00:02:39towards news media. In half a century, the average level of trust has fallen
00:02:43by 36%. Similar surveys that measure
00:02:46Americans' attitudes towards key institutions have been conducted by the Gallup Institute
00:02:50since 2006. During the first
00:02:54study, the USA shared first place with Great Britain in
00:02:57the G7 rating.
00:03:30and the country's legal system served as a kind of soft wall,
00:03:34restraining collective delusions. However, those times
00:03:37are long gone. Today, Congress's approval rating has fallen below
00:03:40the plinth, and in terms of respect, legislators are on par with
00:03:44lice and used car salespeople. Laws are no longer
00:03:47developed to help citizens; they are written by donors for
00:03:51donors and wrapped in legal formulations so
00:03:54tightly that they function like malicious software code,
00:03:58created specifically to conceal loopholes for corporate
00:04:01enrichment from the public. Congress, again,
00:04:05especially in recent decades, in recent years, it has also, among
00:04:08other things, turned not just into
00:04:11this field of settling
00:04:14scores, but it has also, of course, become very much
00:04:18a gathering of
00:04:20, well, if not outright freaks, then
00:04:24a gathering of opportunists, a gathering of those
00:04:27who came there on the wave of so-called
00:04:31"woke culture," a gathering of those
00:04:33who came there not to represent the interests
00:04:36of their district, right, of their state, of their
00:04:39voters, but to engage in such quasi-
00:04:43political, circus-like, in essence, activities. The institution
00:04:46of the presidency is also not spoiled by society's love, with a trust rating of only
00:04:5027%, which is even lower than Trump's ratings, which fluctuate
00:04:54between 30-40%.
00:04:56It's noteworthy that the most modest figures are for institutions that pass
00:05:00laws and ensure their enforcement. All American
00:05:04media are now criticizing President Donald Trump as almost the main
00:05:08traitor of national interests. They write that the war with Iran was started
00:05:11incorrectly, not in the right way, but how can one be proud of their country
00:05:15when their own people speak of it exclusively in negative
00:05:18tones? In fact, American citizens have no special reasons for
00:05:22pride right now, or they are critically few.
00:05:26Such a fall of the house of democracy has several
00:05:29reasons: political paralysis. Americans have been promised
00:05:32for years to solve problems of healthcare, migration,
00:05:35national debt, and crime, but Washington has repeatedly
00:05:39proven incapable of taking sustainable action.
00:05:43Second, society is split into two incompatible worldviews.
00:05:46For one America, the main threat is authoritarianism and
00:05:50restrictions on rights; for the other, open borders,
00:05:53crime, and rising prices. The political
00:05:56leadership also does not inspire much hope. Over the years, the White House increasingly
00:06:00resembles not a center of the free world, but rather
00:06:03a nursing home whose residents have started a high-stakes
00:06:07gamble. We saw President Joe Biden throughout his
00:06:11presidency wandering around with the lost look of someone who forgot
00:06:14why they went to the kitchen. He radiated about as much
00:06:18authority as a melting ice cream cone. Then came
00:06:21the second series of President Trump, which many didn't even ask for.
00:06:25He turned the Oval Office into a family business and began to
00:06:28govern the country with tweets written in all caps. Trump
00:06:31promised to keep America out of new wars, but then he himself approved
00:06:35military actions against Iran, dragging the country into another
00:06:38costly Middle Eastern conflict. Viewers are beginning to understand that
00:06:42the pilots are fighting over the controls more than flying
00:06:45the plane.
00:06:51Americans' trust in the media is also undermined and at an historical
00:06:54low. There is no longer objectivity, only propaganda, they exclaim
00:06:58across the ocean. And even the owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos,
00:07:01admitted that American media had fallen below
00:07:05the plinth. The main reason for the loss of reputation of American media is
00:07:09that they have become an instrument of the political agenda.
00:07:12Many large news companies admit that they cover
00:07:16events in favor of certain political parties and leaders.
00:07:19Publications such as CNN, The New York Times, and the same Washington Post
00:07:23are considered platforms for the Democratic Party. Finding
00:07:26positive information about Trump in them is almost impossible,
00:07:29unlike Fox News, which adheres to so-called
00:07:32conservative views. In conditions of information warfare,
00:07:36the sides use the dirtiest methods against each other. Seeing all
00:07:39this bacchanalia, the average American has practically stopped trusting
00:07:43traditional mainstream media. Only 14%
00:07:46trust television. The media have turned into party
00:07:50camps. Democratic voters watch certain channels, Republican
00:07:53others. And the same event receives two opposite
00:07:57interpretations. And while Fox News reports how Trump heroically
00:08:01defeats Iran, the hosts of popular evening shows in the US make him,
00:08:05pardon me,
00:08:06an idiot.
00:08:09Only a miracle will save Trump, no one trusts him. His numbers are going
00:08:13to hell. Let's help him. He wants to save Spirit
00:08:17Airlines by spending half a billion dollars on the company,
00:08:20but neither it, nor Trump, can be saved anymore. Let's spend money
00:08:24just so he's no longer there. I flew Airlines, I
00:08:28lived under Trump's term. Neither can be saved.
00:08:31One-sided presentation, bias, publication of fakes and unverified
00:08:35data, the audience is tired of lies and manipulations. Right now,
00:08:39the press in America is about supporting lies. It's all
00:08:43about money, you can't fix CNN, you can't fix
00:08:46Fox News or NBC, CBS, and so on. CNN today
00:08:50has completely lost the trust of the American people. We once
00:08:53had the coolest journalists. My friend, Seymour Hersh,
00:08:56is famous worldwide as an investigative journalist.
00:08:59Today, all mainstream media refuse him, they don't want the truth,
00:09:03that is, corporate interests have seized the means of mass
00:09:06information. Now, I think a unique dynamic
00:09:10has formed. Over the past five years, they have uttered so much lies that are easily
00:09:14exposed, that they have simply undermined the trust of
00:09:17the American people, and I am glad about this, because it allows us
00:09:21to reason more rationally and independently and better understand
00:09:24the world. I think that overall, this is precisely what undermines
00:09:28Americans' trust in the media, they see that they largely
00:09:31exaggerate some events, while others, on the contrary,
00:09:34keep silent, although they shouldn't. This brings no benefit
00:09:37to the media themselves, so I don't understand why they
00:09:40continue to act this way, even though
00:09:42people no longer trust them. Perhaps they should sometimes
00:09:46stick to the truth, but they seem completely uninterested
00:09:49in it, possibly because propaganda has always
00:09:53worked, and helped guide people in
00:09:56the right
00:09:57direction.
00:10:01The split in America runs not only through party headquarters and television
00:10:05channels; it runs through families, cities, and entire states. The reason
00:10:09for this is illegal immigrants.
00:10:15For Republicans, the southern border has become a symbol of the state losing
00:10:18control. For Democrats, strict deportation policies are a threat to human
00:10:22rights. Another division:
00:10:25abortions. The political system of the USA
00:10:29has created an absolutely unstable,
00:10:32explosive construct, where the split truly
00:10:36goes not only through states, but it goes not only through
00:10:40political parties, it goes through families,
00:10:43through brothers, through citizens of the same
00:10:46city, and if this is not stopped, and if
00:10:50politicians do not realize that the exploitation of such
00:10:53dangerous social instruments
00:10:56will lead to a global catastrophe, and it will be
00:11:00a truly bloody massacre, as they like to show in Hollywood
00:11:03movies, then I have the worst
00:11:07news for them: it will all end exactly
00:11:10as they portray themselves on the big
00:11:14screens. The economy, prices are rising, fuel prices are increasing due to the war with Iran,
00:11:18and this is against the backdrop of rumors of pure chaos in the White
00:11:21House. The war not only consumes Trump's presidency, but
00:11:25also affects the president himself. During a recent
00:11:28meeting in the Oval Office, he lashed out at Iranian
00:11:31leaders, calling them scumbags and lunatics in an uncensored
00:11:35tirade. Concerns are growing about his physical health
00:11:38and mental stability. Donald's condition is deteriorating
00:11:42right before our eyes, a close confidant who regularly sees him told me this
00:11:45week in Washington. His physical and
00:11:49mental health is worsening. Those around him
00:11:52don't know what to do about it, the situation can only get worse. He
00:11:55is 80 years old, and it shows, but it's not just about age or declining
00:11:59cognitive abilities that can affect those entering their
00:12:03ninth decade. Trump criticizes everyone
00:12:06and everything, expressing frustration at the lack of any decent
00:12:10options currently facing him. Agree, not
00:12:13the best characteristic for a man with his finger on the nuclear button.
00:12:17It seems that Trump, who tried to bend the changing world, has
00:12:21bent himself. 70% of Americans believe in the economy,
00:12:35only a third of state residents are ready to support the line of the US
00:12:38president and his Republican Party in the congressional elections
00:12:42this fall. Unable to unite
00:12:45the disparate 50 states, Trump pulled out of the attic of history
00:12:49the main bugbear of the 20th century - communism. White House
00:12:52political strategists are trying to frighten the electorate.
00:13:25it did not become such a blitzkrieg, that
00:13:28it did not hit Iran
00:13:32as much as initially desired, many, of course, are changing their
00:13:35minds.
00:13:40But the worst will happen if, after the congressional elections, the losing
00:13:43side refuses to accept the results. Trump has repeatedly
00:13:46hinted at this and even tried to cancel the elections,
00:13:50but it didn't work. The Trump administration is experiencing
00:13:54a heightened sense of risk regarding
00:13:56an unfavorable outcome of the vote, which is prompting
00:14:00preparation for worst-case scenarios, including intensified
00:14:03investigations and summonses to hearings if Democrats gain control
00:14:07of Congress, the publication states. White House lawyers are holding closed
00:14:10briefings for political appointees, explaining the procedures for
00:14:13congressional oversight and recommendations for interacting with
00:14:16lawmakers. During these meetings, which, according to insiders, last about
00:14:2030 minutes, employees are instructed on how to properly respond
00:14:24to congressional inquiries and what precautions to observe
00:14:27when conducting correspondence. It turns out
00:14:30paranoia is not only about communism, and such tectonic shifts at the top
00:14:33have affected ordinary people: they stopped believing the government, stopped
00:14:37being proud of the country, stopped watching television, and these indicators
00:14:40are far more painful for the US than a national debt of 40 trillion dollars, which
00:14:44by the way, grows by approximately 25 billion dollars per
00:14:47day. In such a state, the US met its
00:14:50250th anniversary. The crisis of institutions will manifest itself
00:14:54fully. Russia, in the upcoming elections, the losing side
00:14:57obviously will not recognize their legitimacy. Republicans will
00:15:01blame Democrats for postal fraud and collusion with
00:15:04foreign lobbyists who do not like Trump's policies. So, in
00:15:082027, we expect a further deepening of the divide
00:15:12in America. The self-proclaimed greatest country
00:15:15in the world is highly polarized, this is the most alarming trend in American
00:15:18reality. Democrats support some, Republicans others.
00:15:22Individual states live their own lives and sometimes do not listen to the White House.
00:15:26The nation is fractured, internal contradictions only
00:15:28increase. Political scientists increasingly ask: will the state
00:15:32collapse? Trump is taking a series
00:15:35of radical measures on issues that concern citizens: migration,
00:15:39economy, electoral legislation, and a number of
00:15:42states are resisting this: the legal systems of individual
00:15:46states are clashing fiercely with Trump's federal
00:15:48initiatives. At a certain point, Trump sends federal
00:15:52law enforcement agencies, like the National Guard, into these states.
00:15:56This is indeed one of the prerequisites for the collapse of the state, but without any
00:15:59radical changes, this process will continue for another 20-30
00:16:03years. The level of mutual hatred is off the charts
00:16:06at 77%.
00:16:37pay the bill, have a beer, and be left alone, but they
00:16:41are stuck in a frozen virtual reality, created to
00:16:44unleash their worst impulses. America suffers not
00:16:48so much from a lack of worthy citizens, as from a structural
00:16:51failure of the institutions meant to serve them. Millions of people see
00:16:55no reason to celebrate the 250th anniversary.
00:16:59Criticizing them for their lack of patriotism, we miss
00:17:02the point. In reality, it is just the deadly weariness
00:17:05of an impoverished, broken population, tired of
00:17:09hearing that the patient is healthy, when they see with their own eyes on
00:17:13the screen how the heart rate turns into a flat line,
00:17:16foreshadowing imminent demise. A very concrete
00:17:19summary of public sentiment, as they say, from within.
00:17:23It is quite symptomatic that the upcoming electoral race for congressional seats
00:17:26is becoming the most expensive in history. For advertising alone, both parties
00:17:30plan to spend 12 billion dollars.
00:17:33Apparently, public trust will have to be bought.
00:17:41The US still possesses the strongest military, the most powerful economy, and
00:17:44incredible technical potential, but all of this will melt like tears in
00:17:48the rain if a big explosion occurs internally, which is possible not in
00:17:52theory, but already this coming November at the elections. Such low trust ratings
00:17:55in the government are not even statistics, but a warning:
00:17:59political winter for the states could be
00:18:02very close.
00:18:03Goodbye.