By many metrics, the US economy is humming along. The jobs market is robust; consumers are spending again; and inflation has eased to a three-year low.
I did read that, but I don’t think it’s going to work. Waiting for a revolution to solve your problems is like waiting for your fairy godmother to solve your problems.
Voting hasn’t solved all our problems, not even close. But in the past 20 years voting has accelerated our path to carbon neutrality, stopped health insurance companies from dropping patients when they get sick, and legalized gay marriage (the last via SCOTUS appointments).
Maybe Republicans got things they wanted in exchange, but so what? If Republicans were willing to pass M4A in exchange for a big corporate tax cut, I would not hesitate to take that deal. My goals do not include making political opponents cry, I leave that childish pettiness for the GOP.
And those three things may not seem like much, but I’ll take them any day over the empty promises of a glorious revolution.
If you’re sitting around waiting for a Revolution, you’re still doing nothing but voting. You obviously think we have more time than we do. I don’t have much more time to spend on people who would happily vote for our extinction, so long as it’s a more comfortable ride.
People have been planning a revolution since boomers were children. It didn’t happen then when people actually took to the streets, and it certainly won’t happen now that people prefer to grumble on social media. You might as well propose solving our problems by moving to Musk’s colony on Mars.
In truth we are stuck on planet Earth and stuck with our current political system. So I prefer more realistic options.
I did read that, but I don’t think it’s going to work. Waiting for a revolution to solve your problems is like waiting for your fairy godmother to solve your problems.
Voting hasn’t solved all our problems, not even close. But in the past 20 years voting has accelerated our path to carbon neutrality, stopped health insurance companies from dropping patients when they get sick, and legalized gay marriage (the last via SCOTUS appointments).
Maybe Republicans got things they wanted in exchange, but so what? If Republicans were willing to pass M4A in exchange for a big corporate tax cut, I would not hesitate to take that deal. My goals do not include making political opponents cry, I leave that childish pettiness for the GOP.
And those three things may not seem like much, but I’ll take them any day over the empty promises of a glorious revolution.
If you’re sitting around waiting for a Revolution, you’re still doing nothing but voting. You obviously think we have more time than we do. I don’t have much more time to spend on people who would happily vote for our extinction, so long as it’s a more comfortable ride.
People have been planning a revolution since boomers were children. It didn’t happen then when people actually took to the streets, and it certainly won’t happen now that people prefer to grumble on social media. You might as well propose solving our problems by moving to Musk’s colony on Mars.
In truth we are stuck on planet Earth and stuck with our current political system. So I prefer more realistic options.