Why is the United States so backwards?

What’s wrong with moving forward like other developed countries are doing?

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For old people and white people, the past was more convenient. Their only goals are lower taxes and less immigration. The future demands that we depend on each other and destroy inequality. That's not fun when you've been coasting by for generations.

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@Holdontothefire Agree to a big extent but its an oversimplification of the story that does an injustice to many good people and will not solve our issues. Promoting this idea as the practically only issue also promotes division and I agree with you that working together will be the way forward.

Holdontothefire · 26-30, M

@REMsleep yeah it's definitely an oversimplification. Just an overview of the main motivators for one side of our political division (though technically the message itself is the other side, like you implied).