I think I might be living in a "shithole" country

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Let me see, a government controlled by elites who don't represent the majority of the population. An electoral system that has been compromised and is of questionable legitimacy. Powerful rich elites who live in gated communities controlling affairs. Crumbling infrastructure. Widespread poverty. Demonization and scapegoating of minorities. Shrinking opportunities for upward mobility. Delegitimization of the free press. Disinvestment in public education. Failure to respond adequately to natural disasters. No universal access to health care. Control of natural resources by powerful corporations. Tin pot dictator in charge. I don't know, I'm checking off a lot of boxes here.

[kimbutgar]

1. And we have a shitty asshole president controlled by putin

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

3. I should have added a bad reputation to the list

Shunned by the rest of the world.

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Ding ding ding

Yep.
I felt this way when Bush was re-elected.
And it’s gotten worse.
53% of white women voted for Trump. That sealed it.
We are a horrible nation of people.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

4. When Bush got elected the first time

we were like a banana republic. If I described a country where the election for "el presidente" came down to a disputed vote in one of the provinces and that son of a former "el presdidente" was one of the candidates and the prefect of the province where the vote was disputed was that candidate's brother and "miraculously" the results came out in favor of the prefect's brother you would probably say that the election results weren't legitimate and we shouldn't recognize the government of that banana republic. It doesn't make it any different when you substitute the actual americanized terms for what really happened.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. That one was stolen

But the second one was real
We as a country actually preferred Bush again. Pathetic.

[Laxman]

6. Elevation Of The Role Of The Military....

in civil affairs. That's a big one. Now if we can just add violent suppression of political dissent you've probably got shithole country bingo.