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Lemon86st t1_j6jxsjz wrote

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American optimism has been in decline since the Kennedy assassination. Vietnam war, watergate, crack cocaine/opioid epidemic, AIDS/HIV, collapse of the manufacturing sector, just a few things that readily come to mind. it’s been a rough journey

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WhoBroughtTheCoolKid t1_j6kefcu wrote

So basically 1954-1958? Prior to that was Korea, world wars, the depression. Even in the 60s we had civil rights and segregation issues.

I feel like it’s always a rough journey with some brief smooth patches in between.

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Lemon86st t1_j6kf4ro wrote

So true, always been touch and go here in the land of Uncle Sam

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WhoBroughtTheCoolKid t1_j6kfuzi wrote

It’s true and I imagine most countries it’s pretty similar. I guess we should count our blessings that we aren’t experiencing civil war, invasion, an unstable government (kinda), or a dictatorship. Gotta be optimistic.

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