Oh yeah! What do you know?

Being negative is an easy attitude to cultivate. Cynicism slides
in just a bit behind that. Being judgemental fits in this group also.
Naturally there are certain situations that will elicit negative
responses, but when negativity becomes a condition or a habit
rather than an isolated response, it can be debilitating and infectious.

Attacking or routinely criticising mentally, verbally or otherwise
denigrating is habit forming and in the long run, self-diminishing.
Some people even match up with others through common
grounds of negativity and use it as bonding agent. All of these
traits are often self-aggrandizing at the expense of whatever
is the target of the negativity be it a government, a person,
group, activity, style, attitude, etc.

It's easy to feel cynical or negative about some government
figures or certain situations or upsetting incidents. We can of
course even feel negatively at times toward ourselves. That thing
to keep in mind, however, is recognizing that negativity feeds on
itself and can become a dominant, guiding force in a person's life.
Negativity certainly can be controlled but that is a mission
requiring constant attention.

Ideally, we might look for the good and find it.
Keep on the sunny side.