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Why are Americans like this? I don't think there's another first world country with citizens who have as dim a view of government.

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Confidence in Americans institutions. is at an all-time low.

The America of today is like a literal different country compared to the America of 1960's and before.

Its becoming a very low quality of life place for the average America teetering towards 3rd world levels of inequality with minimal social safety nets.

If you call Britain first world country, they're way worse than America.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/394283/confidence-institutions-...

another interesting collection of data: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

Have you not noticed the complete disregard the United States has for its citizens?

And some people still vote republican, despite a consistently worse record on caring for citizens.

The republicans aren't perfect, but they're more effectively hamstringing the government than anyone else.

What you said is equivalent to "they are more effective at making themselves useless". I can't disagree with you, but I think Americans deserve a useful and competent government.

When you give people enough extra money to buy elections that's what they do.

Everyone is an unrecognized genius or temporarily at ends millionaire. So it's easy to be dismissive of anything and it makes certain personalities feel smart and better about themselves.

Not all are, but there has always been a vocal subculture like this.

I used to. No more. Despise the bureaucratic class.

But there are far more bureaucrats in private enterprise than in government, so shouldn't you (you all, not just systemvoltage) despise private enterprise far more than government?

Where did I say anything about private or public?

In your comment, where you replied to two consecutive comments about “government” by equating it with “bureaucratic”. HTH!

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