[Analemma_]

This is the kind of annoying "more cynical than thou" comment which sounds insightful and meant to grasp at upvotes, but is really a self-fulfilling defeatist prophecy that leads us to a place nobody wants to be. We can and should expect better, but we also have to work for it instead of shrugging and giving up.

[neon5077]

This is the kinf of annoying "holier than thou" comment which sounds insightful, but which is utterly divorced from the reality of our crumbling and dysfunctional government.

Just look at how Flint, MI was handled. It took years of nationwide outrage for the government to even admit that there was a problem.

Facts are that the US government is (now) intentionally and explicitly designed to remove all power from the people and give it to lobbyists and special interest groups. All levels of government explicitly ignore majority decisions and do whatever the fuck they want. Even votes barely matter when districts are gerrymandered so hard that all elections are predetermined. When that's not enough, we just go straight for bald faced voter suppression.

Things are not sunshine and roses. The US government is actively working against you.