We Have Two Visions of the Future, and Both Are Wrong

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Who has interest in public being negative? Putin, gun shops, corruptees, media, pseudo-libertarians,

But, regardless, who defines the dimensions and weights for "getting better" and what are those used by this study?


Who has an interest in public in the West being negative?


Gun merchants. Ammo merchants.

Putin, to distract from and defund defence of Ukraine.

Authoritarians who want to take over by any means possible, i.e. Kari Lake, the rump, Boebert, Massie, et al.

Corruptees to distract and move investigative / prosecutorial resources away from fraud and racism and towards disadvantaged down-trodden drug addicts, homeless, and also some organized looting.

Pseudo-libertarians who socialize costs and privatize profits.

The media thrive on negativity. Outraged, worried people consume more media.

There are others.