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"20 Shocking Facts About The Society’s New Crisis"
by Epic Economist
"Americans are living in the most testing of times. Anxiety is growing as crises have spiraled out of control. From financial chaos to a disastrous economy and from a raging social decline to a growing trust deficit in our institutions, America is fighting on multiple fronts. The story of America's dazzling success threatens to end in front of our eyes and it seems like those charged with helping us recover are failing to find the answers.
In Today's video, we will present to you the 20 shocking facts about our society's crisis landscape.
According to a recent Gallup survey, Only 27% of Americans have confidence in 14 major American institutions. This is the lowest number on record since 1979, but even more concerning is the fact that it's falling further. The greatest decline in trust is being observed in three of the most important institutions - the Presidency, the Supreme Court and Congress. Only 7% of Americans have faith in lawmakers, representing another record low.
Americans no longer trust politicians to do the right thing. This lack of trust stems from a belief that the governing institutions have failed to protect their basic rights. While a majority has lost faith in institutions, there is an increasing minority that even labels the institutions as pure evil.
Falling trust in government institutions has led to increasing doubts over the political process and the system of government itself. For the longest time, U.S. democracy, despite its flaws, was perceived to be the benchmark for democracy worldwide. However, another recent survey shows that just 17 percent of Americans now think of the country's democracy as a good example for others to follow. The falling trust in institutions is also spilling over into American Society. There's a general lack of trust in each other with society so much more polarized.
Most of this distrust comes from middle and low-income groups who feel alienated in the current economic and political landscape. On the political side, the divide becomes even bigger as the two sets of voters no longer believe that the other side is working for the common good. But while there's a lot that these two sides disagree on, there's one thing that they absolutely agree on.
According to an NPR study, the number of Americans worried about the country's eventual deterioration stands at 79%. Protests, demonstrations, and lootings have become much more commonplace in recent years. The situation is so bad as direct consequence of crisis after crisis, Americans today experience more instability than in any period on record. According to a Gallup poll started in 2001, America's self-assessment of mental health is at the lowest in more than two decades. Less than a third of U.S. adults describe their mental health or emotional well-being as “excellent”. Meanwhile, over 80 percent of Americans under 30 report feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, or hopeless at least once every week.
A collective sum of what's happening around us is that Americans are not happy. According to another Gallup survey, only 38 percent of Americans say they are satisfied. This number has progressively gotten worse since 2020 when almost half the population considered itself happy.
There's a visible decline in all spheres of social life. Americans have lesser close friendships, fewer intimate relationships, a general lack of trust, and diminishing community involvement.
A growing number of Americans feel lost and believe that the culture at large is undermining traditions of sociality. In short, the state of society is mired in a crisis. One that feels even greater than the economic apocalypse that many are predicting in the immediate future."
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