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"When Gallup investigated the responses more closely, it found that being under 50, earning a low income and having a dim view of President Trump’s job performa

"When Gallup investigated the responses more closely, it found that being under 50, earning a low income and having a dim view of President Trump’s job performance were correlated with negative experiences among adults in the United States." I'm sure the media plays a huge part in this. Realistically speaking, American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected, yet almost all major media outlets produce Trump-centric outrage bait every day. If people actually looked at their own personal experiences vs what the media tells them to think about, they would probably be a lot less stressed out (about that issue in particular). The New York Times is ironically one of the top purveyors of Trump flavored stress.

ClutchBand 8y ago
Blaming a temporary administration for the problem gives them a new enemy every cycle, keeping you distracted from the larger issues and problems.
- spaceheretostay 8y ago
  The President thinks that using "machine guns at the border" would be a "very effective" thing to do to accomplish his goals. He is beginning a genocide. He also is angered that "not enough" children were separated from their parents at the border, intent on being as cruel as possible. This is not a distraction, this is a very real problem. This is not made up by the media. The US, led by Trump, is accelerating towards a full genocide. It's not some distraction, it IS the "larger issue".
  - boubiyeah 8y ago
    Trump is 1% of the U.S.A problems. He's more or less just a dumb symptom.
- codingdave 8y ago
  The administration may be temporary, but they have control of our military, our weapons, and our international policy. They have influence over slow-moving change in the country, and direct impact on faster changes via executive orders. Yes, there are are deep systemic issues that go beyond the temporary leadership, and yes, those are important. But that doesn't mean the leadership should not be a concern of ours.
john-radio 8y ago
> Realistically speaking, American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected Unless they don't have healthcare through their job, or they get sick enough with or without healthcare, or their papers aren't in order, or they were trans and serving in the military, or they're running a business competing against a business big enough to pay bribes at the "Winter White House," or they get straight up murdered by a Saudia Arabia, a Russia, or a North Korea who all know that right now they can get away with pretty much anything they want. But yeah, other than those things, what has Trump done to hurt anyone in America?
- tonyedgecombe 8y ago
  >or they get straight up murdered by a Saudia Arabia, a Russia, or a North Korea I think you need to get some perspective about this, how likely do you think it is that any individual from the US is worried about that fate?
  - john-radio 8y ago
    That they're worried, or that it will actually happen? It's incredibly unlikely that it will happen. But the nature of terrorism and political violence is that it's not targeted at its direct victims. Its purpose is to intimidate you into thinking twice before criticizing certain authoritarian-leaning powers. In other words, when people who are involved with Saudi Arabia in some way think about Jamal Khashoggi losing his fingers one by one to some bigger men with a bone saw, there is a visceral sense of intimidation. It's the same visceral intimidation that we Americans felt when the twin towers fell. The objective is not to get rid of Khashoggi (that's the work of two minutes and one bullet); the objective is to gall the survivors into making mistakes.
- malvosenior 8y ago
  The same types of things can be said for all presidents. My premiums doubled under the ACA (which Trump hasn't dismantled yet) for instance. Improved diplomatic relations with North Korea in particular seems like a big win, no? There really hasn't been any radical change compared to all other presidents of my lifetime. Personally, the ACA is pretty much the only thing a president has done that's had a major noticeable (and for me negative) influence in the past 50 or so years.
tmh79 8y ago
> American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected Tell that to the millions of latino Americans who are living in fear that their family members will be taken away Tell that to the Muslims who were separated from their families and held at airports due to the "muslim ban" Tell that to the DREAMer/DACA kids who's futures are now in jeopardy Tell that to the trans folks who are seeing their rights eroded Tell that to the black folks in the south who are seeing their voting rights eroded after the federal government basically stopped the voting rights act Tell that to the women who are losing control over what they are allowed to do to their own bodies Tell that to the millions of people dependent on government healthcare services to keep them alive
- sctb 8y ago
  I can tell that this expression is heartfelt and well-meant and that you're making honest points, but when we post comments in combat style this is easily lost in the fog of war. Could you please take this into account when posting in the future?
throwayEngineer 8y ago
I lost my Engineering job when GM was no longer making 5B/yr due to Trump Tariffs. I was not stressed until that happened.
cryoshon 8y ago
>Realistically speaking, American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected before, my foreign-born spouse and me didn't have a "how to bail from the US in a hurry when shit goes sideways and they start trying to round up immigrants" plan. now, we have a plan. before, i didn't need to worry about being accosted by groups of right-wing militant street gangs if i decided to expand my horizons by checking out a leftist book fair. now, after nearly being caught in what could have spiraled into a massive brawl between the right wingers and the leftists, i do need to worry about that. before, i didn't need to encourage my local politicians to make plans for the continuation of our state's institutions in the event of a breakdown of the federal government's cohesion. now, i do.
- malvosenior 8y ago
  These are exactly the type of things I'm talking about though. Why would you think this would ever happen? "how to bail from the US in a hurry when shit goes sideways and they start trying to round up immigrants" If you're here legally you have absolutely nothing to worry about and shouldn't be stressing yourself out about this. "Massive brawls" are also illegal and violence in general is at a historic low point. The media feeds this kind of "we're at the edge" panic inducing narrative, but reality is far more tame in the US.
  - ummonk 8y ago
    Or their spouse is from one of the countries on the immigration ban list. Legal immigrants can’t really have the same peace of mind regarding being allowed to remain in the country that citizens do.
  - cryoshon 8y ago
    >Why would you think this would ever happen? oh, i don't think it will happen. but it wasn't remotely on the table before trump, and now it is remotely on the table, as shown by the wall we're building, the deportations, denaturalizations, denials of asylum, anti-immigrant violence, etc. surely you understand: i'm merely following best practices in reaction to the intensification of trends stoked by the president. >if you're here legally you have absolutely nothing to worry about you're thinking of this issue in terms of following the letter of the law as someone who obeys the law without thinking about it. but you forget that legal matters only self-correct in the long term; you can beat the charge, but you can't beat the ride. and it's the ride -- the not-legitimate exercise of the state's power which is later reversed by due process -- which is the thing that drives immigrants into anxiety. an immigration goon emboldened by the trump administration can easily cause tremendous damage to a perfectly innocent and fully legal person, and that damage will not ultimately be rectified by the law. it doesn't matter if you are innocent; the act of being falsely or accidentally or maliciously accused is enough to destroy your livelihood. >"Massive brawls" are also illegal and violence in general is at a historic low point. and yet before trump there weren't any visible and active white nationalist street gangs in my city, but now there is at least one. are we at the edge? i don't know. what i do know is that we're closer than we were before.

ClutchBand 8y ago

Blaming a temporary administration for the problem gives them a new enemy every cycle, keeping you distracted from the larger issues and problems.

spaceheretostay 8y ago
The President thinks that using "machine guns at the border" would be a "very effective" thing to do to accomplish his goals. He is beginning a genocide. He also is angered that "not enough" children were separated from their parents at the border, intent on being as cruel as possible. This is not a distraction, this is a very real problem. This is not made up by the media. The US, led by Trump, is accelerating towards a full genocide. It's not some distraction, it IS the "larger issue".
- boubiyeah 8y ago
  Trump is 1% of the U.S.A problems. He's more or less just a dumb symptom.
codingdave 8y ago
The administration may be temporary, but they have control of our military, our weapons, and our international policy. They have influence over slow-moving change in the country, and direct impact on faster changes via executive orders. Yes, there are are deep systemic issues that go beyond the temporary leadership, and yes, those are important. But that doesn't mean the leadership should not be a concern of ours.

john-radio 8y ago

> Realistically speaking, American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected Unless they don't have healthcare through their job, or they get sick enough with or without healthcare, or their papers aren't in order, or they were trans and serving in the military, or they're running a business competing against a business big enough to pay bribes at the "Winter White House," or they get straight up murdered by a Saudia Arabia, a Russia, or a North Korea who all know that right now they can get away with pretty much anything they want. But yeah, other than those things, what has Trump done to hurt anyone in America?

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
>or they get straight up murdered by a Saudia Arabia, a Russia, or a North Korea I think you need to get some perspective about this, how likely do you think it is that any individual from the US is worried about that fate?
- john-radio 8y ago
  That they're worried, or that it will actually happen? It's incredibly unlikely that it will happen. But the nature of terrorism and political violence is that it's not targeted at its direct victims. Its purpose is to intimidate you into thinking twice before criticizing certain authoritarian-leaning powers. In other words, when people who are involved with Saudi Arabia in some way think about Jamal Khashoggi losing his fingers one by one to some bigger men with a bone saw, there is a visceral sense of intimidation. It's the same visceral intimidation that we Americans felt when the twin towers fell. The objective is not to get rid of Khashoggi (that's the work of two minutes and one bullet); the objective is to gall the survivors into making mistakes.
malvosenior 8y ago
The same types of things can be said for all presidents. My premiums doubled under the ACA (which Trump hasn't dismantled yet) for instance. Improved diplomatic relations with North Korea in particular seems like a big win, no? There really hasn't been any radical change compared to all other presidents of my lifetime. Personally, the ACA is pretty much the only thing a president has done that's had a major noticeable (and for me negative) influence in the past 50 or so years.

tmh79 8y ago

> American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected Tell that to the millions of latino Americans who are living in fear that their family members will be taken away Tell that to the Muslims who were separated from their families and held at airports due to the "muslim ban" Tell that to the DREAMer/DACA kids who's futures are now in jeopardy Tell that to the trans folks who are seeing their rights eroded Tell that to the black folks in the south who are seeing their voting rights eroded after the federal government basically stopped the voting rights act Tell that to the women who are losing control over what they are allowed to do to their own bodies Tell that to the millions of people dependent on government healthcare services to keep them alive

sctb 8y ago
I can tell that this expression is heartfelt and well-meant and that you're making honest points, but when we post comments in combat style this is easily lost in the fog of war. Could you please take this into account when posting in the future?

throwayEngineer 8y ago

I lost my Engineering job when GM was no longer making 5B/yr due to Trump Tariffs. I was not stressed until that happened.

cryoshon 8y ago

>Realistically speaking, American's lives are practically no different than before Trump was elected before, my foreign-born spouse and me didn't have a "how to bail from the US in a hurry when shit goes sideways and they start trying to round up immigrants" plan. now, we have a plan. before, i didn't need to worry about being accosted by groups of right-wing militant street gangs if i decided to expand my horizons by checking out a leftist book fair. now, after nearly being caught in what could have spiraled into a massive brawl between the right wingers and the leftists, i do need to worry about that. before, i didn't need to encourage my local politicians to make plans for the continuation of our state's institutions in the event of a breakdown of the federal government's cohesion. now, i do.

malvosenior 8y ago
These are exactly the type of things I'm talking about though. Why would you think this would ever happen? "how to bail from the US in a hurry when shit goes sideways and they start trying to round up immigrants" If you're here legally you have absolutely nothing to worry about and shouldn't be stressing yourself out about this. "Massive brawls" are also illegal and violence in general is at a historic low point. The media feeds this kind of "we're at the edge" panic inducing narrative, but reality is far more tame in the US.
- ummonk 8y ago
  Or their spouse is from one of the countries on the immigration ban list. Legal immigrants can’t really have the same peace of mind regarding being allowed to remain in the country that citizens do.
- cryoshon 8y ago
  >Why would you think this would ever happen? oh, i don't think it will happen. but it wasn't remotely on the table before trump, and now it is remotely on the table, as shown by the wall we're building, the deportations, denaturalizations, denials of asylum, anti-immigrant violence, etc. surely you understand: i'm merely following best practices in reaction to the intensification of trends stoked by the president. >if you're here legally you have absolutely nothing to worry about you're thinking of this issue in terms of following the letter of the law as someone who obeys the law without thinking about it. but you forget that legal matters only self-correct in the long term; you can beat the charge, but you can't beat the ride. and it's the ride -- the not-legitimate exercise of the state's power which is later reversed by due process -- which is the thing that drives immigrants into anxiety. an immigration goon emboldened by the trump administration can easily cause tremendous damage to a perfectly innocent and fully legal person, and that damage will not ultimately be rectified by the law. it doesn't matter if you are innocent; the act of being falsely or accidentally or maliciously accused is enough to destroy your livelihood. >"Massive brawls" are also illegal and violence in general is at a historic low point. and yet before trump there weren't any visible and active white nationalist street gangs in my city, but now there is at least one. are we at the edge? i don't know. what i do know is that we're closer than we were before.