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12. I can tell you exactly when I saw declines in America: during Trump, Bush, and Reagan

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:07 PM

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and I saw tremendous improvements during Biden, Obama, and Clinton.

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Big Majority Say the U.S. Is In Decline [View all] applegrove Monday OP

We have been in decline for the last 50 years in my opinion. ☮ walkingman Monday #1

Election of Reagan, inflection point. harumph Monday #8

Yep that was a date for the history books. Irish_Dem Monday #9

It has always been the Republicans slowly destroying the US dave99 Monday #15

It's the worst in my lifetime kimbutgar Monday #2

and pootin behind the gop pushing hard. SheltieLover Monday #5

The slippery race-to-the-bottom slope of late-stage capitalism. Intractable Monday #4

OK. HOW MANY OF THEM VOTED FOR THAT? n/t CousinIT Monday #6

I think it'll be a long crawl back from where we're headed 0rganism Monday #7

Reagan was the beginning of this end. calimary Monday #16

It has been bad before, but nothing like this. Grim Chieftain Monday #13

Wow gilligan Monday #14