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If that's your standard for the country falling apart, then nearly the entire history of the country was a complete hellscape. There has been a regression in a
by TheCoelacanth 4y ago
If that's your standard for the country falling apart, then nearly the entire history of the country was a complete hellscape.
There has been a regression in abortion rights in some states, but there is still significantly better access to abortions than any time prior to the 1970s.
There has been a hint that there might be a regression in LGBT rights, but there are still far more rights than any time pre-2010.
- renewedrebecca 4y agoFor some people, it certainly has been. We have entire states where abortion has been effectively outlawed. Transgender people, a tiny minority of the population have been relentlessly targeted: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republican-states-aim-to-restrict-transgender-health-care-in-first-bills-of-2023 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republican-states-aim-... If it doesn't affect you or someone you care about, it might be a "hint", for the people it does affect, it's a disaster in the making.