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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMost Americans Say Country's Best Days Are Behind It
Most Americans Say Countrys Best Days Are Behind It
September 26, 2025 at 5:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 69 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/26/most-americans-say-countrys-best-days-are-behind-it/
For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the countrys best days are already behind it. Three-quarters think the countrys political system needs major reforms or a complete overhaul, according to a new CNN poll.
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Initech
(106,415 posts)1. We could have better days if we kick the GOP and their shitty propaganda outlets to the curb.
But nope, too many people deliberately choose to consume that garbage as entertainment.
NCDem47
(3,068 posts)2. Everyone is at each other's throats.
The rage machine can't be stopped at this point without a real shock to the system---and someone will loose out. Poltics have become sport and entertainment. People are conditioned to want a fight to the death ending. Scary. Peace and prosperity are just NOT meant to be. Then again....when did America REALLY ever have a level playing field for all?
We've lost the "United" in the Unites States. Just...lost it.
Kaleva
(39,967 posts)3. With climate change, this true for every country
surfered
(9,428 posts)4. A livable climate is behind us.