Has The America Condition Improved In The Past 20 Years?

The answer, unfortunately, is no.

As election season approaches again, with notable political figures like RFK teaming up with Trump, there’s a lot of excitement and speculation about having the “ultimate tandem” to take down the so-called “bad guys.”

For those who have been following my Substack, you know I have extensively discussed how voting in national presidential elections is often just a spectacle.

Voting:

• draws in people who might not otherwise pay attention,

• moves and compels them to take action in the ritual,

• and provides them with hope for a better future.

Yet, some still believe that this time — this time — things will be different. On both sides, Republican and Democrat, this election is the election of our lives.

But my question is, what’s really going to happen whenever someone new gets into the White House? Is the answer to all our problems to vote?

Absolutely not.