Have Americans all become doomers?

It feels like democrats always think we're doing badly when republicans are in charge. Republicans always think we're doing badly when democrats are in charge. And independents just think things are going badly all the time no matter who is in charge.

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Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M

We used to only share our political opinions very rarely and only during election season. Now we are constantly sharing our opinions for all to read and election season is now year round.

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@Quetzalcoatlus I see the official NATO opinion a lot.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Quetzalcoatlus Much of that's because it's no longer about being on opposite sides of a policy. The Trump presidency encouraged racism, to which many people responded enthusiastically, held citizens in certain groups down and legislated against choice (in all areas). And then he encouraged an insurrection and in the face of serious criminal charges and continues to defy convention by adopting thoroughly authoritative platform for 2024 because there are enough citizen willing to defend a characterless man with 91 criminal indictment against him, which he can add to his loss for rape, charities, businesses and colleagues.

It's not a leaning anymore, it's not about moderate differences. It's about hauling this democracy up from the ledge it's hanging over.