It is related to the politics of getting anything changed though. Does America venerate "the good old days"? Farmers aren't allowed to repair their tractors.

It is related to the politics of getting anything changed though. Does America venerate "the good old days"? Farmers aren't allowed to repair their tractors. Does America venerate her military? Soldiers aren't allowed to repair their equipment. (Alternatively, you can frame those as food security and national security.) If you can't get the people who matter to sympathise with your problem, put it in a context they can sympathise with.