I confess, I’m dumbfounded when readers demand “solutions” after I describe the fire consuming democracy. My task is to make you see the flames. You cannot douse what you refuse to see. First, we must wake the sleepwalkers—then we can talk about rebuilding.
Comments
That old meme "if these kids could read, they'd be very upset" comes to mind.
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/pro-democracy-organizing-against-autocracy-united-states-strategic-assessment
However I do believe something that helps people commit is having a tangible concept to commit to. Anyways, shameless plug for my manifesto that is the beginnings of a new constitution!
Share the work, share the wealth!
I predict a protest packed summer.
That'll just raise a stink
Still, ultimately the only way to turn this around is to - indeed - build an alternative, and this will only be possible with a platform that can deliver for all.
To do that - you must step out of Party lines. ;-)
Everything else is to fail.
Whatever is post Trump is best that's progress - for All.
B/c mind: on the opposite side people are not looking to negotiate, they've already been sold.
The people who disappoint me the most are people who don’t want to imagine the worst that’s staring them in the face so they shut out all news & concentrate on work instead.
Democrats want to debate whether to call 911 in a committee followed by a book tour.
Republicans are coming with marshmallows and gasoline.
This isn't rocket science.
My hair is completely consumed by flames
Ready for the next steps
Till that happens, all other conversations are purely academic and meaningless.
While crass, it highlights that some things are time bound.
89M voters said they didn't care last November. 77 said crime, death, racism, bigotry and fraud were desired.
Time. Then change.