Newsweek: America is on a path of decline
The American magazine reported that the United States and its people are in a downward spiral, and technological advances and difficulties in international relations make it impossible to reverse the course of this downward movement.
The publication writes that this country is on the path of decline and must come to its senses. A new Gallup poll shows that only 33% of Americans are satisfied with their country's current position in the world. In 2000, this criterion was 65%.
Newsweek partially linked this discontent to the competition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election and wrote that the American people are least willing to oppose these two unpopular figures as the main candidates in the presidential election.
This media outlet reported that America is on the path to decline in the 21st century. Some public policies in America have failed, and ineffective policies have increased. In addition, mental illness has become widespread among the country's youth.
“This issue raises a fundamental question: Is this American downward trend just a blip on the path that will ultimately lead to economic growth? Or has this country taken its first steps on an irreversible path of some kind of national decline?” the article says.
The American publication, pointing out that the answer to the question should be sought in the state of the American people, writes: “The situation of the people is getting worse, not better. Tribalism has increased. Social media has become smarter at manipulating people's perceptions. Military-political ineffectiveness has increased, and the failures of American public policy are growing."
To improve this situation, Newsweek recommended "improved civics education in schools, increased awareness of cognitive biases, people should interact with political groups opposed to them, and the use of cyberspace should become more and more regular." Other recommendations introduced in the article include issues such as “improving free speech, protecting election integrity, and supporting a Republican candidate other than Donald Trump.”
However, the publication acknowledged that the rapid development of technology, as well as the growing complexity of international relations, prevented the implementation of these recommendations.
