Recently, a number of American media have deeply reflected on and criticized social issues such as domestic political polarization, extreme sentiment among the public, and continuous shootings, as well as the current diplomatic trends in the United States, such as the continued increase in military aid to Ukraine.
The famous American journal “The Atlantic Monthly” summed up key words such as “temper”, “conspiracy”, “polarization” and “trauma” to define the current United States.
Why Americans Are Growing Fearful and Angry?
The Atlantic Monthly recently published an article focusing on why Americans have become so mean and sad.
The article said, “The words that define our era are full of threats, such as: conspiracy, polarization, mass shootings, trauma, safe space.”
△Screenshot of the article in The Atlantic Monthly
The article bluntly stated that in the current United States, the murder rate has been soaring, gun sales have also been soaring, and social trust has plummeted.
According to data from the US “Gun Violence Archive Network”, as of August 20 local time, the number of deaths caused by gun violence in the United States this year has exceeded 27,400.
△Screenshot of the US “Gun Violence Archives Network” data
Frequent shootings, rising death toll, ineffective gun control by the U.S. government, and the long-term unresolved problem of gun violence caused by partisanship polarization… Many Americans are deeply disappointed with the country.
△A poll by the Pew Research Center in the United States shows that as many as 60% of Americans regard gun violence as a major problem facing the United States. Most also expect conditions to worsen further over the next five years.
However, according to a recent report by the US “Axios” news network, a new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that nearly two-thirds of American adults either already own guns, or may buy guns in the future. Three-quarters of those surveyed said “self-preservation” was the reason they already own a gun or wish to own one. This has also fueled the vicious cycle of frequent gun violence in the United States to a certain extent.
△Screenshot of the report of the “Axios” news network in the United States
James Alan Fox, a criminology expert at Northeastern University in the United States, admitted in an interview with the media that since the outbreak of the new crown, the sales of guns in the United States have increased significantly. “The epidemic has caused people to suffer economic and emotional setbacks. At the same time, the country is becoming more and more divided. People are prone to anger and transfer their anger to innocent strangers.”
△Screenshot of USA Today website report
Americans are also disappointed by the federal government’s attitude towards marijuana.
According to a recent report by The Washington Post, the U.S. legal marijuana industry has become a behemoth, with revenue of $30 billion last year. However, marijuana is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.
△”Washington Post” reported: In 2022, the legal marijuana industry in the United States will earn about 30 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. During the same period, Americans spent $7 billion on ice cream, $20 billion on chocolate and $28 billion on craft beer.
According to reports, the US federal government’s attitude towards marijuana is the most irresponsible. In a decade, the U.S. has gone from banning recreational marijuana outright to allowing its widespread use in most states without national safety standards. The results should come as no surprise: New varieties of marijuana keep popping up, and more and more Americans are becoming addicted to it.
Marijuana is legally sold in the United States. It is hard not to think of it: Oakland, California, where crime and theft are rampant, is known as the “Fentanyl Paradise”; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where drugs continue to proliferate. Places such as Kensington High Street are notorious for excessive public drug consumption.
△Fox News reported on August 4 that a community worker in Oakland, California said that the city’s open-air drug market, theft and other activities are rampant, and there are insufficient supervision measures for the homeless. Tenny’s Land”.
Not only that, but the latest report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that nearly 50,000 people will die by suicide in the US in 2022, which is the highest number ever recorded.
△ Screenshot of “New York Times” website report
The analysis of the article in the “Atlantic Monthly” believes that Americans today “have fallen into a certain emotional, relational and spiritual crisis, which has exacerbated the political dysfunction and the general crisis of democracy in the United States.”
Indeed, political polarization and the crisis of democracy are current social realities that have disappointed Americans.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has faced criminal charges for the fourth time since leaving office. CNN quoted a senior U.S. official as saying that Trump is expected to surrender to the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on August 24 or 25. In the eyes of many Americans, this is a microcosm of the further tearing apart of politics and society.
△CNN report screenshot
The report of The Atlantic Monthly believes that in the United States, universities, sports, pop culture, and health care have all been involved in a series of political “wars”. The people “will end up as a lone mob” in a world marked by fear and rage.
The United States keeps raising the war stakes
Not only is the United States facing many domestic problems, but its diplomatic dynamics continue to arouse criticism and concern.
According to multiple media reports on August 18, the United States has approved the supply of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine through Denmark and the Netherlands, and has promised to speed up all necessary procedures for approving the transfer of F-16 fighter jets. Earlier, the US “Washington Post” quoted sources as saying that the US intelligence community is not optimistic about Ukraine’s situation on the battlefield. The Ukrainian counteroffensive has sparked bipartisan debate on military aid to Ukraine.
△”Washington Post” report screenshot
A poll by the Associated Press showed that just after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, 60% of the Americans surveyed believed that weapons should be sent to Ukraine, and one year after the conflict, the proportion of Americans interviewed who supported military aid to Ukraine dropped. To less than 50%, 29% of the respondents clearly opposed military aid to Ukraine.
△ Screenshot of the Associated Press report
The consequences of the continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine are obvious.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in the “International Affairs” magazine published on August 19 that Western supporters continue to push Ukraine to raise the stakes. Now there is no prospect of negotiations on the Ukraine issue between Russia and the West. The absence of multilateral consultations on Ukraine in Jeddah and Copenhagen showed that the West has no intention of reaching any agreement with Moscow.
△ Screenshot of “International Affairs” magazine report
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2023-08-21 02:52:00
