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kentuck

(115,330 posts)
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:46 AM Feb 14

Where is America today? [View all]

in your closest estimation or opinion, where are we as a nation on Valentine's Day, 2026?


29 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
America is clinging to democracy hoping to make it thru the next election?
16 (55%)
America's democracy is already gone - they just don't know it yet?
7 (24%)
America's institutions are strong and we will survive this crisis stronger than ever before?
1 (3%)
America is an authoritarian state that was once the strongest democracy in the world?
0 (0%)
America is a pariah and has lost trust all around the world?
1 (3%)
America is a Third-World country?
0 (0%)
America is a threat to the rest of the world?
1 (3%)
None of the above?
0 (0%)
Other?
3 (10%)
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