Showerthoughts @lemmy.world gandalf_der_12te @discuss.tchncs.de 2d ago

America is in the 5 stages of grief

Americans (or many of them) are nostalgic about the 1950s, where the economy was booming and wages were high.

The loss of that in the recent decades has triggered the 5 stages of grief.

denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance

America is currently in the second stage, anger, and that's what causes Trump's fury.

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Anyone who was around in the 50s and old enough then to have been aware of the economy and wages at the time would have been born in the 30s.

Which means they would be between 85 an d 95 years old right now, if they're still alive.

The people who are nostalgic for the 1950s are nostalgic for what they've been told about the 1950s.
I'm already at acceptance.

I can't fix this mess in any sort of short time span. I'm training the neighborhood kids to be empathetic. That's the best I can do.
- Im most certainly at depression. Denial was like the 90's, anger the aughts, and bargaining in the teens.
There is a common misconception about the five stages.

The order is arbitrary, not everyone experiences them in the same order, and often don't experience all 5.
- I think most people actually fluctuate between stages
  
  I know I do
People who are nostalgic for the 1950s are remembering episodes of Happy Days.
I'm apparently ahead of the game as I've already made it to depression.

Don't expect to make it to acceptance, unless coping counts.
- I think acceptance is when you move to another country as you accept the idea of the United States and the constitution are gone for good.
  
  do you think that they are alive somewhere else, and will continue to be for a long time?
It's not grief over a lost decade, it's grief over a lost country. Grief over the beautiful potential becoming a good country, or even a functioning country, that will remain unrealized now forever in America.
I think too many are still in denial

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