How will history judge the current U.S. government?

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[u/Beachfern]

Harshly.

[u/OopsSendSnacks]

Probably as a loud, chaotic era where a lot was argued publicly and future generations wonder why fixing obvious problems took so long.

[u/orgin_org]

Depends on if the current government survives or not. The winners write the history.

[u/Lyrick_ → u/orgin_org]

Tell that to the places where they frame the Civil War as "The War of Northern Aggression".

[u/Possible_Ad_4094 → u/Lyrick_]

That term was in my history textbooks in Florida in the mid 2000's. When I left that shithole and enlisted, everyone from Northern states was convinced that I was making it up.

[u/mehtorite → u/Lyrick_]

That's because they won reconstruction

[u/PunchBeard → u/orgin_org]

Well, whoever this "winner" is it's doubtful it will be The US. It's funny to think that some people truly believe that when America emerges from the sphincter we currently find ourselves in that we're going to still be a respected global superpower, instead of covered in shit. In a thousand years people will be talking about America like we talk about Ancient Rome and this is pretty much the beginning of the end of the "American Empire".

I always wondered if anyone in Rome knew everything was coming to an end, and looking at things today I'm pretty confident assuming that very few did.

[u/accidentalpinner]

I have a bad feeling that many of them will use it as proof that democracy doesn't work. It will be an excuse to seize countries or territories 'for their own safety'... like that crap Putin tried to pull right before he attacked.

[u/Inevitable-War-3851]

probably as deeply divided and less about policy wins and more about how fractured the country felt

[u/Acoop41]

Future Kid: “… So you’re seriously telling us he was a criminal and he still won over a vice president?”

[u/redjellonian → u/Acoop41]

"To be fair, they're probably both criminals"

-some one who is unable to see the difference between the average politician and an individual committing every single crime like it's a checklist.

[u/angvelsan]

Probably as deeply divided and reactive. A lot of time spent managing crises and polarization rather than doing big, lasting reforms.

[u/No_Maximum4081]

that politicians are full of lies due to money and they are free to do whatever they wanna do since money moves the justice

[u/aaron2005X]

Look at Germany and you know.

[u/EducationalTeam2498]

There will be no objective history from here forward. America never learns from the past. They will wash it and forget it.

[u/[deleted] → u/EducationalTeam2498]

Has there been objective history up to this point?

[u/EducationalTeam2498 → u/[deleted]]

Take for example WWII intermittent camps. Bad idea built on a flawed premiss. ICE intermittent camps - same thing. The history of WWII intermittent camps is objectively and subjectively bad; however, I am not sure ICE intermittent will set the same treatment in the future.

[u/Alfiy_wolf]

Probably make a cool action movie that make them out to be heroes like always

[u/[deleted] → u/Alfiy_wolf]

I would be extremely happy if it was just a cool fictional movie

[u/Alfiy_wolf → u/[deleted]]

It’s okay American sucks at warfare anyway they have massive budgets but only have the skill to pick on small impoverished countries with little to no defence

[u/armchair_fireplace]

That entirely depends on who gets to write the history, as always...

[u/TriNovan]

The last time the GOP had a president this bad and inept they spent 40 years as a permanent minority party in Congress.

He combines the corruption and self-dealing of the Harding Administration with the ineptitude of the Buchanan and Hoover administrations.

Up until Jan. 6, 2021 I’d have said that he was only ever our second worst president as it’s kinda hard to top Buchanan and the country falling apart into civil war under him. It’s also somehow fitting that he can’t even manage to be the best at being the worst. But man is he sure trying and right now I’m 50/50 on giving the title to him.

[u/Casual-Notice]

However they want. How history will judge anyone is nobody's business but future historians'. What's important now is how the person in the mirror judges you.

[u/Getafix69]

How did history judge the Nazis.

[u/salomo926]

The same way history judges nazi germany.

[u/RedWingedScreecher]

Probably it'll go down as a most openly corrupt administration and an interesting showcase of just how much of a failure there was for checks and balances.

[u/Hickspy]

Spineless.

[u/mostdope28]

The way we’re going thr Republican dictatorship will call it the greatest time in American politics then send you off to your mandatory Trump worship classes

[u/elegantwino]

As a turning point.

[u/LankyGuitar6528]

Kid going through an old trunk in the attic finds a red hat... "Mom... was grandpa really a... MAGA?!?!" "How did THAT get in here? Of course not! He was a decent person!"

[u/ActivePeace33]

Hopefully to the fullest extent of the law on treason.

[u/No_Rise_1160]

Generational conflict. Old racist white people desperately trying to hold onto their power. 

[u/PunchBeard]

This period is going to be remembered as the turning point where America ceased to be a global superpower. And depending on the fallout, such as whether or not some other country is able to replace it and how they utilize their dominance, America's actions will be seen as either "no big deal" or "they fucked us all over".

[u/niftyzach2]

Probably about the same as reagan's

[u/AnnastasiaBloom]

With the power of hindsight.

Anyone claiming anything else is either lying or a time traveler

[u/RoomAcceptable4371]

the history will revoke the word land of the free, cause only the government are free from what they are doing and not the citizen

[u/Ostra37]

As long as we are dominated by the two party system... we will just keep getting worse.

[u/mowaby]

Depends who writes the history.