We tend to treat democratic failure as a political crisis. But beneath that is something deeper, an epistemic collapse.
When people no longer trust truth, institutions, or each other, politics becomes symbolic performance, and democracy can’t function like that.
When people no longer trust truth, institutions, or each other, politics becomes symbolic performance, and democracy can’t function like that.
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- Teaching critical thinking early, from K to 12
- Creating civic infrastructure that makes participation real
- Designing accountability systems people can actually trust
It has multiple benefits.
One being that they don’t have the concept of executive power. They have a rotational president and no prime minister.
But I think a campaign combo of pro-immigration, throw the Trumpers into a dungeon, and "I hate scam artists!" would be very patriotic!
(* I acknowledge the possibility that Ackman is the only person ever transported on this pipeline)
Investigative hubs. Transparent verification. Open civic workflows.
Link local knowledge to national impact.
It’s about repairing the terrain politics stands on.
Otherwise, we’re just organising parties in a broken system and wondering why everything crashes.
If we can teach white males how to deal with their insecurity; we can solve everything overnight.
Perhaps reach out to universities and try to build free courses that teachers can take and be certified in those subjects.
Or follow OER Project model: Create cool teaching materials to make a teacher's life easier...
From funding to @wikipedia.org to giving local classes on issues that impact people.
Teach-ins are possibly the most radical form of challenging this mess.