Most people posting anywhere online seem to believe that the old USSR; present day China; Vietnam; Cuba & etc. are all somehow good examples of communism, when, if you actually study their socio-economic and political make-up, it is clear that these nations are/were actually, by...
Are we (USA) in a decline? Are we thriving? Does it matter? Think The Fourth Turning, Ray Dalio's changing world order, The Decline of the Roman Empire, rise of China, and whatever else you bring....
I think the mistake is treating this as a psychological anomaly instead of a historical pattern.
Groups do not become angry because of identity alone. They become angry when economic agency collapses and there is no viable path forward....