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Today, American society is suffering from the ravages of inflation, and the Biden administration has nothing to do. American society is being torn apart at a speed visible to the naked eye. If this continues, bad things will happen.
According to Global Times citing British media reports, the Institute of Political Science at the University of Chicago recently conducted a public opinion survey. The survey sample was 1,000 randomly selected American registered voters. It is reported that 28% of these 1,000 people want to take up guns and rebel and "rise up". They believe that the biggest enemy they currently face is the US government. In the White House , this data is enough to make Biden is on pins and needles.
The survey results also showed that 49% of the respondents felt that they were more like "outsiders" in the United States and had no sense of belonging to the United States. More than half of the respondents believe that the corruption in the White House is irreversible, and that the general public has become the "puppet" of the US government, allowing it to be manipulated.
What makes the American people think that they are "guests" in the United States? What makes the American people feel that their destiny is being manipulated by the White House? This short poll report reflects at least four major problems currently facing American society—increased life pressure, worsening social divisions, widespread corruption, and the government's manipulation of public opinion.
First of all, the American people's quality of life has declined and their lives are under great pressure. The root causes lie in two aspects: high inflation rate and rising prices. In the past three months, the inflation rate in the United States has shown no sign of falling since it exceeded 8%. It was either 8.5% or 8.3%, and now it is 8.6%. The high inflation rate means that the US dollars in the hands of the people are becoming less and less valuable. Combined with rising prices, the cost of living will naturally increase. People who eat steak may have to eat fast food, but those who eat fast food may have to eat dirt. It's as simple as that.
(Inflation rate trend in the United States in the past year)
There are two reasons why this problem occurs.
In the face of the U.S. economy that is struggling to recover, the two administrations of Trump and Biden have both asked the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and print money. This approach can only relieve social pressure in the short term, and will only make the problem worse in the long run. serious.
At this time, Biden began to think about how to draw out internal conflicts, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict was born. However, due to Western sanctions on Russia, international energy prices have soared, and U.S. inflation and prices have been countered by rising oil prices. The result is that the more we play, the more we play, and Pandora's box cannot be closed.
Secondly, the differences between various forces in American society are getting bigger and bigger. This includes but is not limited to conflicts between supporters of the two political parties in the United States, which can be subdivided infinitely. Such as the opposition between men and women, racial opposition (mainly black and white), opposition between those who support gun ownership and those who support gun prohibition, and a series of contradictions.
Under such circumstances, some Americans will certainly feel like they are in a foreign country. Just like the previous decision of the U.S. Federal Supreme Court to overturn the "Roe v. Wade" decision that deprived women of their right to abortion, it will make American women feel as if they have suddenly come from the United States to Philippines (abortion is completely prohibited in the Philippines).
Furthermore, corruption in the United States is an old problem, but the people have nothing to do about it. Why? Because in the United States, corruption is "legal" to a certain extent. Things like political donations actually boil down to accepting bribes and colluding with officials and businessmen. There is a saying in the United States that "if you don't bribe the judge, money is worth paper."
This is also true. In the United States, politics is a game for the rich, and what the American people have in their hands is nothing more than a vote. But so what? U.S. law does not prohibit wealthy people from using money to buy votes. It is also legal to bribe voters.
Finally, the U.S. government is inciting and encouraging populism all the time to achieve its own political goals.
Do you still remember "the mask hides the antenna"? This is a classic case of American politicians inciting public opinion in order to achieve a certain political goal.Trump used this method to blame the COVID-19 epidemic on other countries for the purpose of " herd immunity ", making the public think that everything was a "conspiracy" of other countries.
The same is true for Biden today. The deterioration of the economic situation is because of China and Russia, and the poor life of the people is also because of China and Russia. Anyway, no matter what the negative issues are, it is right to blame them on China and Russia. This is why there is a domestic backlash in the United States. The public opinion market between China and Russia.
To sum up, although this survey report only surveyed 1,000 people, the problems mapped out by its survey results are huge. This is more like a miniature model where the ills of American society are reflected. Although the sample is limited, 28% is only two to three hundred people, but the voices represented behind it cannot be ignored. If the US government does not solve these "fatal" problems, it seems to be only a matter of time before this force forms a prairie fire. .
