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Where do you see America in 10 to 15 years, do you see politics and society improving in a way most liberals would like(environmental issues, universal healthcare, fairer economic policies etc..) or turning more rightward and nationalist?

Hey everyone so I'm hoping this question will start a good discussion. I was born in a small Eastern European country and came to the States as a small child. I was very lucky growing up that I had parents who worked hard and gave me everything they could. I had a great childhood growing up in Chicago and really enjoyed living in America. Now that I'm adult and older(27) the America I was taught about in school isn't the one I see in reality. Maybe since I was schooled in Chicago but my school didn't really emphasize "freedom, guns, individuality" part of America. Instead it was Scientific and Economic achievement, integration of immigrants, and America being the world leader in cultural progress and fairness. Lately it seems that our culture and country has been turning more and more rightward, or maybe it was always like this and I just didn't notice, obviously I don't like the way it is going.

My question to you guys is how do you see the next decade and beyond going in America. Do you see things turning more inward and rightward, or do you see liberal ideas like Universal Healthcare and better stewardship of our environment winning out. In terms of environmental stewardship I think money talks unfortunately but it does seem like market forces are slowly starting to turn towards green energy, so I'm at least hopeful about that. Sometimes I feel very hopeless about the future that I've even considered moving back to Europe, I'm fortunate enough to have EU citizenship so I could theoretically move to any EU country and work. Thanks to anyone reading and appreciate any answers.

Posted Oct 15, 2017, 10:17 PM UTC

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