https://danafblankenhorn.substack.com/p/what-no-one-wants-to-hear
"America is doing great. Anger burns itself out. We’re playing the 1983 Game.
Ask your folks what happened in 1984.
No one wants to hear this, let alone admit it.
The Reich won’t hear it because it’s their job to be angry. The left won’t hear
it because they think anger is necessary to beat the Reich.
The truth is different.
First, some reality. The economy is wonderful. Unemployment is low. Savers are
getting a return on their money. The stock market is up. Most analysts see
growth accelerating. People are getting raises. Investments spurred by the
Inflation Reduction Act are having the intended multiplier effect.
Second, America is winning in the world again. Russia will lose in Ukraine,
then it will lose in Russia. China’s economy is tottering, and cadres aren’t
going back to the 20th century. Autocracy is in general retreat, because talent
is the real oil of the 21st century, and only free minds can fully express
their talent.
Third, all the issues stack up. The climate crisis is denied by Republicans,
even though you can no more deny it than question whether hats exist. Women are
demanding bodily autonomy, even Republican women. Most political winds are
blowing from the left, not the Reich.
Yes, Republicans run many state governments. They do it badly. When bad
policies are implemented, people tend to not like the results. If they did,
democracy would be bullshit. Democracy isn’t bullshit.
Fourth, demographics. Young voters are increasingly Democratic, and they’re not
losing that as they get older. There’s a lot of fear among liberals about young
people being indoctrinated, by force, into Republican bullshit. In a world with
the Internet? And Kindles?
That’s why Republicans are growing increasingly fascist. Tomorrow does not
belong to them. What scares us most about the GOP is their weakness, not their
strength.
There’s a final point that must be emphasized. Most people are good. Even
Republican people. Even Trump people, once you get past their politics.
I know that’s hard to believe in a world where people are so busy hating other
people, and others are hating the haters back. But it’s true. This is, and has
been, the basic premise of democracy since Greece, that enduring power rises
from the bottom up, not the top down, and that most people in time will figure
things out.
Just keep this quiet. I don’t want the fools to see the tsunami until the wave
has hit them."
Via Kevin O'Brien, who wrote "A note of optimism."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
