We asked Americans to describe the state of the US in one word: The answers weren't pretty

[beijingwalker]

We asked Americans to describe the state of the US in one word: The answers weren't pretty​

USA TODAY
Oct. 28 2022

Some Americans feel bad about the state of the country today.

Most of the rest feel even worse.

In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, we asked 1,000 voters to volunteer a single word that describes, for them, the state of the nation. Spoiler alert: The mood of America isn't sunny.

In short, they said, the United States is an "awful," "chaotic," "divided" "mess."

The most common response, offered by 31%, was "awful," "poor" or "terrible," words we grouped together as similar in meaning.

Another 20% said "chaotic," "disastrous," "messy."

Then 16% volunteered "divided," "confused," "turmoil."

Combined, these downbeat adjectives comprised two-thirds of those surveyed. Which doesn't mean the others were feeling upbeat. There were the 6% who said "sadness/depressed/angry," the 4% who said "failing democracy/decline," and the 2% who said "scary/horrific/disgusting."

Optimistic words were down in the single digits.

Five percent offered "great/stable/encouraging" and 3% said "improving/better/hopeful" – perhaps on the theory that things couldn't get worse?

The poll of 1,000 likely midterm election voters, taken Oct. 19-24 by landline and cell phone, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

We asked Americans to describe the state of the US in one word: The answers weren't pretty

In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, we asked 1,000 voters to volunteer a single word that describes, for them, the state of the nation.

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[VCheng]

Some Americans feel bad about the state of the country today.

Most of the rest feel even worse.

And yet all of them are free to voice whatever they feel, without anybody telling them what to think or say. Imagine that!

 

[El Sidd]

So everyone missed the operative word "decline".

 

[beijingwalker]

And yet all of them are free to voice whatever they feel, without anybody telling them what to think or say. Imagine that!

So they really mean that, don't they?

 

[VCheng]

So they really mean that, don't they?

They are free to voice their opinion without fear, something that commiebots may not exactly comprehend.

 

[Dalit]

America has a huge problem with right wing terrorism and white surpremacy. This is about to implode in a major way the coming months and years. The US is a very polarised nation where one half doesn't tolerate the other. Of course economic decline, conflicts with Russia/China, foreign wars and a host of other issues aren't helping US cause.

 

[beijingwalker]

They are free to voice their opinion without fear, something that commiebots may not exactly comprehend.

Lol, we are also arrested and shot on the streets randomly, this is western bots like you fully believe and spread, such a fool,

 

[VCheng]

Lol, we are also arrested and shot on the streets randomly, this is western bots like you fully believe and spread, such a fool,

Yeah, you guys just disappear for "re-education".

 

[beijingwalker]

Yeah, you guys just disappear for "re-education".

lOl, case in point, a bot without a brain

 

[retaxis]

America is free unless you talk about race, religion, racial IQ, white demographics, Gays and lesbian negatively etc. If u do then u lose ur job and ur house and u end up homeless. Such great freedom lol only a low IQ idiot would believe that it is free

 

[Dalit]

Yeah, you guys just disappear for "re-education".

Nice to see you triggered like this. Whose side are you on? Right wing Americans or the liberals? Purge night is coming.

 

[beijingwalker]

America is free unless you talk about race, religion, racial IQ, white demographics, Gays and lesbian negatively etc. If u do then u lose ur job and ur house and u end up homeless. Such great freedom lol only a low IQ idiot would believe that it is free

And a free maket unless you are forbidden to do business with certain "sanctioned" nations, even if they are your biggest customers which mean life and death for your business.

 

[retaxis]

And a free maket unless you are forbidden to do business with certain "sanctioned" nations, even if they are your biggest customers which mean life and death for your business.

anyone who wants freedom can live in the middle of a jungle and be free and yell whatever he wants and sh1t wherever he wants. But as soon as people live together in a society, there are always rules and penalties for people disturbing the peace and causing mayhem and unrest.

 

[Dalit]

Nice. @VCheng has left the the topic LOL

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

the most complain I heard was about the failing infrastructure