This was exactly the same for me. Every Manjaro install I had broke sooner or later because of these dependency issues. After my 3rd or 4th try, I decided to switch to EndeavorOS which is extremely stable for me and serves me well for a couple of years now.

Oh yes please bring politics into everything! It makes discussions so much enjoyable! Please tell me more about your political views and those of your family, it adds so much to this post!