Are we talking about the US or Germany? And how long have you been alive? Things like legalized gay marriage, legalized marijuana (not federally but in many states), healthcare that can't deny people because of pre-existing conditions are all examples of progress that have come in the last 15 years. There's still a long way to go even on those things I mentioned, but ignoring that progress is needlessly pessimistic.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure but it’s always like one small step forward and two large steps back. Abortion was made illegal in many states. US domestic surveillance of its own citizens has increased dramatically and gone unchallenged. Housing and healthcare costs have continued to outpace wage growth. Inequality has increased unabated. Green energy remains woefully underfunded. I could go on.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

You may have not noticed that there's one side of the government severely holding back all of those efforts.