Americans (or many of them) are nostalgic about the 1950s, where the economy was booming and wages were high.
The loss of that in the recent decades has triggered the 5 stages of grief.
- denial
- anger
- bargaining
- depression
- acceptance
America is currently in the second stage, anger, and that’s what causes Trump’s fury.
There is a common misconception about the five stages.
The order is arbitrary, not everyone experiences them in the same order, and often don’t experience all 5.
I think most people actually fluctuate between stages
I know I do
It’s not grief over a lost decade, it’s grief over a lost country. Grief over the beautiful potential becoming a good country, or even a functioning country, that will remain unrealized now forever in America.
Anyone who was around in the 50s and old enough then to have been aware of the economy and wages at the time would have been born in the 30s.
Which means they would be between 85 an d 95 years old right now, if they’re still alive.
The people who are nostalgic for the 1950s are nostalgic for what they’ve been told about the 1950s.
People who are nostalgic for the 1950s are remembering episodes of Happy Days.
I’m already at acceptance.
I can’t fix this mess in any sort of short time span. I’m training the neighborhood kids to be empathetic. That’s the best I can do.
Im most certainly at depression. Denial was like the 90’s, anger the aughts, and bargaining in the teens.
Bargaining should be replaced with hopium/copium.
Every other day there’s an article about how his ratings have plummeted but they never seem to go below 47%.
Then there’s everyone reading leopardsatemyface and feeling good thinking that Magats are waking up.
Yeah but OP’s post is about the U.S. economy and your post is about Trump.
Even though I agree with you completely.
I’m apparently ahead of the game as I’ve already made it to depression.
Don’t expect to make it to acceptance, unless coping counts.
I think acceptance is when you move to another country as you accept the idea of the United States and the constitution are gone for good.
do you think that they are alive somewhere else, and will continue to be for a long time?
Nope that’s where the acceptance comes into play. You just find a country that works best for you if you can or anywhere that will take if you are trying to escape persecution.
I think too many are still in denial
Yeah trump actually doesn’t give a fuck about this country though lol.
yeah but MAGAts do, at least about the idea they have about the country or rather how they think it was in the past.
it’s maybe some kind of stockhold syndrome? the 1950s were shit but people remember them well.
so they think that they want to go back to that.
and the loss of that is causing an emotional toll on the people.
They fear a loss of status/privilege which is why they’re so angry.
yeah exactly
Maga only cares about a white country and paying more for goods
