I know everyone's story is different, but when I look back at 2016 and how "things" were, I remember things being good. Obviously that was eight years ago, but big picture... 2015 I got my first job out of college and got a promotion with a new company right around election day 2016. I had a pay raise, made more than enough to save money every paycheck, was living alone, and looking at money to buy a house.
Pre-COVID, things were great. Obviously that threw a wrench in things. I didn't end up buying due to the uncertainty, but was able to buy in 2023.
Anyways. When I look back at pre-COVID 2016-2019... things were awesome.
Today, though my life is still great (covid actually got me fully remote which allowed me to expand the house search radius)... there are two significant wars underway, inflation blew up from all the money printing and PPP fraud, etc...
So my ask is, what's with the concern? Democracy is dead, we're never going to get to vote again, etc...? Based on 2016-2020's sample size, I don't understand why everyone is so scared that that will become reality when it didn't happen four years ago.
I did not vote for Trump by the way. Figure I have to say that since this sounds like a very pro-trump post when it's really not. Just an objective comparison to my life today vs. 2016-2020
You might be on to something here. It's almost like the media and Democrats have continously exaggerated the negatives of 2016-2020 for short term political gain. Huh.
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