It is my opinion that the reason so few Americans are supporting democracy is because of issues that are mostly not even discussed by corporate media but that affect the daily lives of every American. We talk a little bit about racism and anti-semitism, but rarely that 50 milion Americans are constantly worrying about whether they or their children will get enough to eat that day. Or whether tens of millions even think they can drink the water that comes out of their taps. Or whether they will have to sell their home to pay a family medical bill. Or whether they can afford to send one of their kids to college. Even if such things get mentioned on corporate media, they are rarely if ever described as defining trends in the United States. Ranked against other countries in the developed world the U.S. is at the bottom of almost every ranking. Literacy. Life Expectancy, incarceration, obesity, child mortality, wealth inequality, and on and on. These are facts. Then add to that the weaponization of misinformation. The problem is not democracy, it is the lack of democracy. And, instead of facing these realities, just a Biden did today, we tell ourselves we are the best. Yet sitting around their kitchen table everyone knows the truth of their own lives. I have been covering these facts in the SR podcasts, take a look. How are you going to like America’s democracy when you can’t get enough to eat, or to get your kid or mother the medical attention they need?
28% are satisfied, down from the prior low of 35% after Jan. 6 Capitol riot
38% of Democrats, 17% of Republicans are satisfied
Americans with less formal education are less satisfied
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new low of 28% of U.S. adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the country. The current figure is down from the prior low — 35% measured shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by rioters trying to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Gallup has asked Americans about their satisfaction with U.S. democracy nine times since 1984. The high point came in the first reading, when 61% of Americans were satisfied with the way democracy was working. It was nearly as high, at 60%, in 1991.
However, Americans’ satisfaction showed signs of deterioration in 1992 — often referred to as the year of the “angry voter” — in the wake of an economic recession and congressional scandals exemplified by members writing scores of bad checks from the House bank. By June […]
Americans love Democracy. Sadly, what we are stuck with is a non-representative Republic. Both major parties like it that way, and with the Supreme Court they have managed to forestall efforts at reform. These are the very reasons Donald Trump is doing so well. There are many, many voters who believe that the entire system has to be tanked, because reform will not be coming within the current structure.
As a side note, the check bouncing scandal of 1992 was mentioned in the article. Can you even imagine something like that happening today? Surely not, most members of congress are millionaires, and those who aren’t now surely will be through book deals and insider trading.
Americans love Democracy. Sadly, what we are stuck with is a non-representative Republic. Both major parties like it that way, and with the Supreme Court they have managed to forestall efforts at reform. These are the very reasons Donald Trump is doing so well. There are many, many voters who believe that the entire system has to be tanked, because reform will not be coming within the current structure.
As a side note, the check bouncing scandal of 1992 was mentioned in the article. Can you even imagine something like that happening today? Surely not, most members of congress are millionaires, and those who aren’t now surely will be through book deals and insider trading.