Between women's suffrage, the civil rights act and pretty big reductions in corruption, the story of the U.S. from 1900 to the present is one of massive expansion of personal rights.
The last half of the 1800s wasn't so bad either.
(I'm not saying the U.S. does not have corruption, I'm claiming that it has mostly gone down over the time mentioned)
Yes, but all of these changes didn't just happen because people were posting displeasure on reddit. There were nationwide movements. Where's our movements now? We have some, and what happens to them?
I don't dispute for a second that we are better off today than ever before. I just wonder if we've peaked...
The last half of the 1800s wasn't so bad either.
(I'm not saying the U.S. does not have corruption, I'm claiming that it has mostly gone down over the time mentioned)