When and why did the America Republic derail? A citizen perspective

Historians will debate when America derailed and why. They may be interested in the perspectives of an everyday generic citizen. Well, future historian, here you are. TLDR; when: 1998 America started to derail. The Republic collapsed in 2024. why: too much too fast Longer version I pick 1998 because that's when America stopped making sense. Tech stock valuations were growing with the dot-com…