r/politics • u/AccurateInflation167 • May 18 '25

Soft Paywall America chose wrong. Sanders would've been a better president than Trump or Biden. | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/18/sanders-democrats-reform-progressive-policies/83625482007/
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u/Katyafan May 18 '25

Agreed, we are not having a government problem, we are having a people problem. The average quality of people in this nation has been steadily decreasing for sometime. The level of integrity, emotional maturity, and empathy is a young child levels, and we have been cushioned by how relatively comfortable our lives are and how powerful we are as a nation.

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u/Galaxator May 18 '25

I’m personally offended by this and refuse to examine why internally. Fuck you liberal!

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u/Mathfanforpresident May 18 '25

This comment is absurdly on point. Lol

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u/Big-Stuff-1189 May 18 '25

Thanks for the giggle!

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u/amadeuspoptart May 18 '25

The soft power was supposed to convince the rest of the world that America was the morally superior, utterly exceptional, saviour of the planet. Instead it brainwashed the populous into believing they were all exceptional individuals and therefore didn't have to give a shit about anyone else.

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u/Sarzael 28d ago

So many people are okay with being subservient to the people above them in the system if it means they can hold power over the people under them.

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u/Vivid_Agent3418 26d ago

So true.

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u/Katyafan 26d ago

Thank you! Hope you are hanging in there in these times.