How was the country any worse off for enfranchising the propertyless? Or women? Or blacks?
Giving the "have nots" the ability to use the authority of the political machine to destroy/control the "haves" means nobody gets shit....we're watching that happen in real time.
Just like every other socialist shit hole, this has happened many times before, and it will happen again.
The USA is a LOT better now than it was 100 years ago. And not only because of technological progress.
Yes outside of tech..... how is it better politically? For who other than those who have used the system to vote themselves into other peoples wealth?