No matter who wins the next Presidential election, it is going to take at least two generations for the US to regain

[Jit423]

whatever measure of admiration, trust and respect it had before Trump became President in 20216. He and the rest of the GOP and his Dem henchmen have exposed a really ugly underbelly of cruelty, deceit and bigotry that even conservatives and some progressives didn't realize it had. How quickly it all turned around is the real stunner. The only human event comparable and as disappointing to me is how quickly and thoroughly Israel has become the evil they said they would not allow ever again.

[republianmushroom]

1. I'm sorry to say, I agree.

[Kaleva]

2. Climate change will likely be wreaking havoc by then

Nations will collapse. The world order we know today might not excuse two generations of from now.

[TomSlick]

3. Reputation, credibility, etc. take minutes to destroy but years to rebuild.

[Melon]

4. You are saying it will take 60 years to turnaround??

Ahhhh. Nope. Not even close. Change and forgetting the past happens quickly. No way we are 60 years out from this being a memories.

Maybe two elections if the Democratic Party wins.

[tritsofme]

5. Who are you accusing of being Trump's "Dem henchmen"?

[FirstLight]

6. silly rabbit...

elections are for chumps... we were TOLD there'd be no more elections. (BTW, if the chaos continues, they might be right but for all the wrong reasons)

Also, agreed that climate shift is gonna really wipe the playing feild globally in a matter of a few years, all the models are happening faster...and there's already ocean current disruption. Mother Nature isn't playing with us.

If the current administration stays on it's trajectory of cruelty and violence, we could very well see more than just a few protests in the streets, it's gonna get really weird out there, not in a good way. Too many Preppers and wannabe Militia freaks are gonna see the chaos as a free pass to go full video game mode...

I don't think our world, much less our counrty, will look the same in 10 years... maybe beyond imagination.

[Sogo]

7. Please explain who you believe to be his "Dec henchmen."

nt.

[Doodley]

8. To recover in two generations would be best case scenario IMO.

[Morbius]

9. Destruction is fast.

And easy. And cheap.

Rebuilding is slow. And difficult, and costly.

Republicans will fight fixing that which has been broken for all they're worth.

I would not assume America will ever regain what we have lost.

USA is FUBAR. Accept it, and face the new reality.

[angrychair]

10. Unfortunately, I disagree

I don't think we will ever be normal again. We are in a tailspin and it's just a matter of time

Why do I say that?

Let's say we elect a Democrat as president, they even get 8 years. They fix some things but the work and time and money it is taking are nearly overwhelming.

Then the short memories of a feckless electorate kicks in and and this country elects another Republican and they just tear it all apart again. Maybe even worse than before.

The Mango Mussolini didn't just break things, he broke how our government works. He broke the trust and faith people have in government. How do we recover from that? I'm honestly not sure we can.

I hope I'm wrong but I do think that, eventually, the country as we know it, will end and whatever comes next will begin.