Why is there such a generally low opinion of humanity? Pyramids were created by aliens, the moon landing was a hoax: these and many other beliefs express nothing but a low opinion of human possibility.
We live in an age of unparalleled human material creation beyond even the imagination of people a few centuries ago. But the dominant American attitude is that nothing can be done, that we are helpless. When I was a child, the dominant American attitude was, "we can do it." Why can’t we do it anymore?
What crushed the American spirit? Was it media domination? Bad information overload? The oligarchy? Why does "Make America Great Again" inspire so many when what it’s really saying is, "America isn’t great"? What turned us into a country that can’t come together and solve our problems?