More than 80% of Americans see US as a dysfunctional family: poll https://t.co/K2mGNl6uJt pic.twitter.com/VNMfCYjBTX
— New York Post (@nypost) February 2, 2023
“Daddy, why is mommy bleeding?”
“She had it coming, honey. She just wouldn’t shut her trap.”
A new poll shows that most Americans characterize the US as a dysfunctional family on the verge of splitting apart — a sentiment widely held among members of rival political parties.
The Fox News poll asked voters about efforts to unify the country before President Biden’s State of the Union address next Tuesday and found that 81% of Americans describe the US as a dysfunctional family, an increase of 10 percentage points from 2020.
Only 16% say America is a tight-knit family.
Eighty-six percent of Republicans and independents see the US as a dysfunctional family, as do 74% of Democrats.
The survey released Wednesday also shows that most Americans – 80% – rate the economy as either “only fair” or “poor,” and 73% are “not very” or “not at all” satisfied with the way things are going in the country.
More than half of Democrats – 55% – and 86% of Republicans say they are dissatisfied with the direction of the country.
Asked about their financial affairs, 47% of Americans say they are “holding steady” while 44% say they are “falling behind” – only 8% say they are “getting ahead.”
And 74% of Americans believe the US will have a recession this year, compared to 20% who disagree.
But 86% say they are concerned about inflation, 80% fret over high-crime rates, 78% worry about the political divisions, and 76% agonize over opioid addictions.
It’s a good analogy.
This has become non-feasible.
Either we split the country, or one side is going to end up dominating and ruling over the other side.
The problem is: our side has no desire to dominate the other side.
It’s a quandary.
We have a serious mental health crisis in this country pic.twitter.com/L0q9ujiP8X
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Nashville doctor is campaigning to be able to give children puberty blockers and sex change operations pic.twitter.com/MtBEgUnzh3
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