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Still, these are true facts which need some explanation, and no simple explanation will do, so we do have a need of deep analysis: ------------------ The mood
by lkrubner 8y ago
Still, these are true facts which need some explanation, and no simple explanation will do, so we do have a need of deep analysis:
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The mood in America is arguably as dark as it has ever been in the modern era. The birthrate is at a record low, and the suicide rate is at a 30-year high; mass shootings and opioid overdoses are ubiquitous.
- refurb 8y agoThe mood in America is arguably as dark as it has ever been in the modern era. That requires some evidence. Is the mood in the US darker than at the peak of the 1930's depression? After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? During the 1960's race riots? I'd say all of those were a darker time for the US than now.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoThey were objectively darker times. Was the mood as dark, though? Or were people more optimistic even though the circumstances were worse? I don't know the answer, by the way - I don't go back far enough. But I think the question is interesting.