U.S. democracy is under siege on several fronts: public distrust of government, amplification of conspiracies on social media, ebbing bipartisanship.
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Public confidence in government has plummeted. Election results are doubted by many. Partisanship and political violence are rising – and increasingly tolerated. Is America in danger of losing its democracy?
The most recent Gallup poll found that 60% of American adults had little or no faith in the federal government – the highest level of dissatisfaction since the survey was launched in 1972. This as Congress continues to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 by a pro-Donald Trump mob seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.
Experts who study the country's worsening political divisions say faith in institutions is at a low point while civil distrust is at its highest in decades.
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Hablas Espanol……. America? America’s Over
Murica
We need to transfer more wealth and power FROM the people to the Washington D.C. Oligarchy to save Democracy?????
Sarcasm