[Angelino97]

I didn’t read the article. But both men are right. In 1980, America was still, to a large extent, a “shining city on a hill.” Today’s America is a cesspool of venom and lies. (Trump doesn’t offer that; he merely recognizes it.)

[DesertRhino]

In 1980, America was the world’s biggest creditor nation. Now we are the biggest debtor nation in all of human history.