Kind of strange, but I really felt excited and hopeful for the future when the CCCP collapsed and then the White House rebellion survived the Army surrounding. Was even excited when Gulf War 1 was over in twelve seconds. Then, after I was a dummy and voting for Perot got Klinton, I was mad, but still hopeful for a long time until I realized GW wasn't going to seriously straighten out much of Klinton's damage. Then Obama comes, and when neither Roberts nor McInsane did the right thing, well, that was a shock.
Had hope when Trump won against all odds, but I've only got about 20 percent of that now. Talk to me after the 2022 Congressional results are in.