Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread

Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by bawolff on Friday September 04, 2026 @11:01PM (#49572692)

People who feel lost and disaffected would rather see the whole thing burn down than continue with the status quo even if it is objectively worse for them.

And its clearly been building for a while. Trump and Obama are about as opposite as possible, but they both won by campaigning on "change".

This is true in most political systems. Its how most revolutions start. The commoner is always screwed but they still support them.

I dont think america is all that exceptional. All sides just see it through their filter bubble and miss the forest for the trees.

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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by anon84873628 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @10:58AM (#49577169)

Don't know why you're being down voted. I can't believe there are people who didn't vote for Harris because she wasn't anti-Israel, as if Trump would somehow be better for the Gazans.

(Well I can believe it, it shows a limitation of rational thought and second order effects, which our electoral system exploits. And some of them are outright "accelerationists" which is a looney strategy itself.)

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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by bawolff on Saturday September 05, 2026 @11:28AM (#49577479)

That's another good example. Personally i was thinking of lower income people voting for trump because they thought he would improve their plight.

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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by account42 on Monday September 07, 2026 @07:00AM (#49596787)

> Trump and Obama are about as opposite as possible

Are they though? Both serve the same master.

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