The Moral Decay of the American State The numbers are stark and undeniable — a damning indictment of the moral and institutional rot at the heart of the American political system. In 1958, a full 73% of Americans expressed trust in their government to “do what’s right”. Today, that figure has plummeted to a mere 20%
And it’s never coming back. That was a monopoly capital/imperial moment that’s impossible to repeat.
Not to mention that the rate of profit reached it's height during that time, and it's not reaching that again (unless ww3 comes around)