My experience is that average folks are mostly honest, mostly fair, mostly reasonable.
It is the self-proclaimed “experts”, the agenda-driven “journalists”, the control freaks who run large organizations-they are the problem.
They do affect our lives, but most of us don’t have to deal with them on a personal level.
This is a great country—with 1% of the population of sociopaths and complete jerks.
1% of the population of sociopaths and complete jerks.
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That may be true with respect to real nutcases but its important to look at the broader picture. A significant percentage of people in this country are not the least bit bothered by widespread corruption, deteriorating national morality, or massively growing government control over our lives. Our decline is entirely OK with them.
Remember, the destructive and divisive Obama was twice elected president and a bevy of mad Democrats who are obsessed with overturning the last election now run the U.S. congress. The societal problems afflicting this country are much deeper than you suggest as evidenced by the rot in our politics.
And look at what’s happened to our government which is riddled with malfeasance, waste and fraud. Trump is trying his best to right the ship but the hull has been breached, the crew is drunk, and we’ve taken on a lot of water.
Average folks may be honest and reasonable but they are also becoming increasingly passive, easily distracted, and manipulated by slick political operatives and their allies in the media. The next election may well decide our fate.