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Rhiannon12866

(250,318 posts) Sat Dec 6, 2025, 09:50 AM Dec 6

Why Young Americans Have Lost Faith in the System - Thom Hartmann

A new Harvard poll shows young Americans have lost confidence in government, corporations, and democracy itself. This crisis did not come out of nowhere. It traces back to sweeping political changes that reshaped taxes, unions, education, media, healthcare, and wages over four decades. The result is record inequality, crushing student debt, unaffordable healthcare, and shrinking opportunity. Do you think this frustration will reshape American politics? - Aired on 12/05/2025.

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Why Young Americans Have Lost Faith in the System - Thom Hartmann (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 6 OP

I'm 77 and I also have lost faith in America. sinkingfeeling Dec 6 #1

Sadly, it is the anthesis of democracy that has caused these issues dlk Dec 6 #2

It is more that our powers that be have lost the respect of our youth IbogaProject Dec 8 #3

sinkingfeeling

(57,235 posts)

1. I'm 77 and I also have lost faith in America.

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Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11:06 AM

Dec 6

dlk

(13,118 posts)

2. Sadly, it is the anthesis of democracy that has caused these issues

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Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11:11 AM

Dec 6

Billionaires and corporations rigging the system, Republicans cheating to win, and too many Americans anesthetized by entertainment, and not paying attention.

By far, the largest group of Americans is non-voters, so here we are.

We need more democracy, not less and less of it.

IbogaProject

(5,622 posts)

3. It is more that our powers that be have lost the respect of our youth

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:40 PM

Dec 8

The youth are within their rights to not believe in a conjob, which is what our economic system has been largely. There was a brief period after WW2 where living standards raised for a broad swath of Americans, but not all.

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