A majority of Americans believe the government is corrupt

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https://reason.com/2022/07/25/most-...d-say-armed-revolution-may-be-necessary-soon/

only 56% ?

this shit needs to get fixed and pronto...

Another sign of growing discontent in America? A new poll from the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics finds a majority of Americans think the government is corrupt and stacked against them.To probably no one's surprise, 73 percent of poll respondents who identify as "strong Republican" respondents agreed with the statement that the government is "corrupt and rigged against everyday people like me." But Republicans are far from alone in this sentiment. Fifty-one percent of "very liberal" voters agreed with the same statement.

Overall, 56 percent of survey respondents said that the government is corrupt. This included 66 percent of all Republican respondents, 63 percent of independents, and 46 percent of Democrats.
The survey of 1,000 registered voters found that a significant number of people expect that extreme measures may be necessary to protect against government overreach. 28 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that "it may be necessary at some point soon for citizens to take up arms against the government." Thirty-six percent of Republicans, 35 percent of independents, and 20 percent of Democrats agreed.
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Almost seems like you could get a 100% affirmative response to this question, maybe based on how it's asked, although it might be for very different reasons people are saying yes.
 
Flash said:
Trust in government began falling in the mid 1960's. See chart:

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/06/06/public-trust-in-government-1958-2022/
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My thought was someone could say gov't is corrupt because they're violating my rights by trying to take away my guns while someone else could say they think gov't is corrupt because it caters too and protects the rich. Let's say these folks are on the opposite end of the political spectrum. So same response but for very different reasons.
 
As the government moves Left, and it is, people will increasingly distrust it. Only those who are on the Left themselves (roughly 20% of the population) will continue to put faith in government as an institution. It isn't as if this hasn't happened before either in other countries. At some point the population will have had enough of that sort of government, and will topple it. The only way such a government can remain in power is to become increasingly authoritarian, corrupt, and intrusive.
 
What happens when the people figure out how profoundly the Failed Elite Class has betrayed us?

Not enough I suspect, America is now the land of the ignorant cowards, smelling the coffee will not be good enough, there is still the coward part.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
What happens when the people figure out how profoundly the Failed Elite Class has betrayed us?

Not enough I suspect, America is now the land of the ignorant cowards, smelling the coffee will not be good enough, there is still the coward part.
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Can you think of anyone more deserving of the "elite" class than DJT?
 
cawacko said:
My thought was someone could say gov't is corrupt because they're violating my rights by trying to take away my guns while someone else could say they think gov't is corrupt because it caters too and protects the rich. Let's say these folks are on the opposite end of the political spectrum. So same response but for very different reasons.
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Agreed, but it shows declining trust among Americans (for whatever reason). 9-11 caused a temporary increase in trust.
 
Flash said:
Agreed, but it shows declining trust among Americans (for whatever reason). 9-11 caused a temporary increase in trust.
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And then look at how profoundly we were betrayed....Iraq rapidly sped up the end of the US as a Superpower.....it was at best insanely stupid...at worst it was the result of treason.
 
Celticguy said:
https://reason.com/2022/07/25/most-...d-say-armed-revolution-may-be-necessary-soon/

only 56% ?

this shit needs to get fixed and pronto...
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The government was corrupt during the Trump administration, among other things?!!
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America is soft, and spoiled, and not that smart.

If they think it's corrupt, THEY can change it. Just watched that expose on the billionaires in TX basically running the political show there. Voters COULD take the power back - vote out the candidates propped up by these guys, and vote in candidates who will advance campaign finance reform and other values that would lessen the influence of money.

But they don't. They just complain that things are 'corrupt.' They have ALL the power to change that, and most can't even be bothered.
 
BartenderElite said:
America is soft, and spoiled, and not that smart.

If they think it's corrupt, THEY can change it. Just watched that expose on the billionaires in TX basically running the political show there. Voters COULD take the power back - vote out the candidates propped up by these guys, and vote in candidates who will advance campaign finance reform and other values that would lessen the influence of money.

But they don't. They just complain that things are 'corrupt.' They have ALL the power to change that, and most can't even be bothered.
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What billionaire are you speaking about.
 
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