[–] 11 points 2 days ago

over the past few decades, the US has shown potential but seldom done anything to change how their government is elected and held in power.

One could argue that Citizens United was a pretty major change in how the government is elected and held in power. Just not in the right direction.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 week ago

    Pollution was probably another contributing factor; I'd be surprised if it wasn't a lot worse in the 60s than it is now: a lot of environmental controls got put in place in the intervening decades. Remember, there was leaded gasoline everywhere, and acid rain scares and the ozone layer depletion in the 80s.

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