The reason is that there has been progress or at worst stagnation on these issues. Moreover, what is happening now seems to be damaging the process of governmen

The reason is that there has been progress or at worst stagnation on these issues. Moreover, what is happening now seems to be damaging the process of government itself. Whilst the things you mention are horrible, they are the result of bad government rather than an attack on the idea of government. The above does ignore the rather obvious 'which issue affects affluent people more?' question.