America in 2023: Better or Worse

No one viewed Biden as a savior.

Per the textbook definition, a savior is a person who saves someone or something (especially a country or cause) from danger; in the view of many, Biden was expected to rescue or save his constituents from the dangers posed by the previous administration. Instead, it appears as though ordinary Americans are faced with even more danger, economically, socially and politically.

Life is better.

The feeling overall is one of relief from the constant Trump sht show.

People are noticeable less stressed out and angry. Libs are less stressed out and angry because they don't have to deal with Trump's constant sht stirring and Repubs are less stressed out because they don't have Trump telling them they need to be stressed out and angry.

You're not here of course, so it's not something you can observe or weigh in on.

Not one objective remark in your reply. You have a lot of hate for a guy, and yet you’ve furnished no evidence of his evils. What’s more, you’ve neglected to supply any evidence that conditions have improved for Americans. That’s probably because all objective measures point to a country in decline. The facts are these: consumers are less confident, and Americans feel less safe.

I own a large security firm, and business is booming. That is simply because crime is high and Americans don’t feel safe. People are free to editorialize as they see fit, but these are the facts.

1) I don't believe you're a Brit - the Lake District isn't in Windermere and nobody says Pardon me. Ever. You're a Trumper in sheep's clothing

2) The US's problems are longer than a 5-year election cycle. Presidents can make things a bit better or a bit worse but nobody expects miracles.

There are 40 years of proof in the public domain that Trump and family were and are a mobbed up, white collar criminal. He was taking steps to remove and damage institutions that could check his power. He was actively removing those that did not display loyalty and installing yes men and family. People that will go to the grave before revealing any corruption or criminality. He was conspiring to replace the judiciary with those that would be loyal. He was regularly attacking the free press as the enemy of the people. When he spoke he would publicly use his power and pulpit to disparage and demonize those that he felt were any type of threat to his power. Every week he was adamantly convincing the public that elections are rigged and not trustworthy.

There are people that are experts in studying the shift from democracy to Kleptocracy. There are active examples today in Hungary, Turkey. Trump was shifting the US to that form of government for personal enrichment and hunger for narcissistic power. Democracy is certainly a flawed form of government indeed. But an authoritarian Kleptocracy is much worse for common citizens. Resources are pillaged and people suffer.

Trump was moving the US in that direction. Biden was simply a guy that could rescue the US from that rapid transition. He is nothing more or nothing less. It is not fair to ask if the US is better now. If Trump was still president today it is unknown how much more damage he could have done to the Form of government that we have. But I think it is pretty naive to think that he would not have been embolden to use his power to purge. Hell. Look at the actions he took publicly with his power when he lost!

You're not here. You wouldn't understand. People are happier now.

A good way to gauge happiness is to look at human rights of it's citizens. Take a look at the human rights of authoritarian governments and the real time examples of Russia, Hungary, Turkey, North Korea, Saudia Arabia, etc, etc. Too many countries to count. It is not a theory. It is not ancient history. You can see it in today. A country can transition very quickly from a free democracy to Authoritarian in a blink of an eye. I personally believed that the US had checks and balances that would prevent the destruction of institutions. But with Trump, he exposed that the US has no checks and balances. There are no saviors or heros that can step in and check the power of a determined Authoritarian that his given too much power. Trump exposed the feebleness of the US system (Congress, Voters, Law institutions) to check power. There are others that viewed Trumps ability to easily do this. And they desire to move the country that way too. And because of that Democracy is still under threat in the US.

The media really focuses on the negatives. I’m sure they have found it generates more revenue and clicks.

Things are fine now, and they were fine under Trump. I’ve never witnessed a violent crime.

There are plenty of online arguments about abortion, COVID, guns, and general left vs right topics that really don’t matter that much in everyday life.

Inflation is a real issue but it seems to be cooling. Employment remains strong. Public safety is pretty good unless you live in a bad neighborhood of certain cities. At this point, there isn’t a country that I’d choose to reside in above the US.

Crime is up in normal areas. Criminals have been emboldened

The correct answer.

The opening pardon me was a ridiculous give away.

First, I do not believe you are a Brit. Second, things are definitely getting worse. The crime is rising. The borders are porous. This administration is certainly the least transparent. The probability of a 3rd world war is greater now than any time in recent memory. The insanity with pronouns is off the chart. Children are not being educated. They are being divided and taught that one race is evil when slavery was and is a horrible part of human behavior. It does not make it right. It makes it a fact that every race has enslaved throughout history and every race has been enslaved. One big difference is that in US history, one race fought and lost hundreds of thousands of men for a great cause.

Trump was/is and a$$ and did offend many but I would much rather have him in office than this buffoon that has no clue where he is on any given day.

For starters, you should take everything you see in the media with a grain of salt. Even if you see an image or a video of something, it doesn't mean it's a common thing that is happening. I could take a picture of the worst street with potholes in my city and make this big story about how bad the roads are, but the reality could be that it's just one road that's really bad, and most other places are better than they have ever been. Not saying this is the case with the US, but just know that the US is a very large country and just because something was caught on video somewhere doesn't mean it is common everywhere. Another thing is social media, there are a lot of stupid people, there has always been a lot of stupid people. Now stupid people have a voice and can spew nonsense to the rest of the world very easily. I don't think there's really an increase of stupidity, it's just more vocal now.

No, they’re not happier now. Biden is the absolute pits. He has screwed up this country to a whole different level.

Better? The country is being run by an old man with dementia who can’t put a sentence together. The economy is a wreck, violence and crime keeps rising. This is considered better for you? You have low expectations

Speak for yourself. I don’t know of anyone that’s happier now. Crime, violence, lack of leadership from Brandon. And hyena for a VP. Both clueless

Trump gave us 4 straight years of increases in gov't spending and increasing deficits. He oversaw the largest spending increase in US history as well as the biggest year over year increase in the homicide rate ever recorded. During his time in office the unemployment rate also jumped over 40%.

Since Biden has been in office, the unemployment rate has dropped by about 45% and we've had the biggest decrease in federal spending ever.

You have lost your mind. And the OP’s take was extremely accurate, regardless of where he’s posting from.