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I'll take a stab at it.


1) Less unified (do you think MAGA is a unifying force?)
2) More or less dependent on government? I'd say about the same; some programs like welfare have been strictly curtailed. Except, of course for wealthy people. You didn't mention the tax code which BY FAR favors the wealthy at the expense of the poor and middle class.
3) Less homogeneous racially and probably religiously. That's a good thing.
4) Define patriotic. Attempting a coup isn't patriotic, so I'll say less.
5) Arts/media. Better by a lot. TV, movies, books are all more plentiful and better. You didn't mention social media though, which is a curse.
6) Families and communities. Depends on whose family and whose community you're talking about. But we do have a lack of civic virtue.
7) Infrastructure. Worse, which is what happens when you don't spend money on it. But the good news is that we don't have to start from scratch.
8) Schools. Worse, see civic virtues. Schools are a forum for cultural grievances on the right and left.
9) Institutional trust. See civic virtue again. You have to stay engaged to change things. But trust has been going down since the Kennedy assassination and Vietnam.
10) Commonplace freakshows. Idiots walking around armed to the teeth, threatening their fellow citizens and shooting up public places. But overall crime is way down compared to what it was in the '70's.
11) Race relations. Unequivocally, better despite the broader acceptance of white supremacy now.

(In response to this post by Los Angeles Hoo)

Posted: 04/13/2024 at 10:45PM



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