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Through the Glass Darkly
2025 may shatter the glass
People are not talking about 2025 at the same level as previous years. There seems to be a reluctance to predict 2025. The closest analogy is 1939 simply because the same players still struggle to control the world. Their grip is slipping, and some or all may lose control in 2025, with the US failing the quickest.
Those parts of our population addicted to authoritarianism and the usual oppression of select minorities are said to be celebrating, although I see little of this. The great majority seem to see nothing good coming in 2025, even among those who voted for Trump and his random cohort of fools.
“Just 19% of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction as 2024 comes to a close, per Gallup’s latest monthly survey.
Why it matters: Gallup’s monthly data reveals a deep-seated pessimism among Americans about their country. You’d have to go back two decades to find a time when half of Americans felt the U.S. was on the right track.
>The last time even 30% of Americans felt the U.S. was heading in the right direction was summer 2021.
By the numbers: December’s finding was down from 26% in October, largely because satisfaction among Democrats has fallen from 47% to 30% since the election.