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> Democracy mostly works I am not encouraged by what some US politicians are doing with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic right now. Why should I be more optimis
by inetsee 5y ago
> Democracy mostly works
I am not encouraged by what some US politicians are doing with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic right now. Why should I be more optimistic about their responses to the global warming situation?
- Blammar 5y agoYou should not be. Which is why you need to be involved. You alone will make little difference, but many of you together can change our course. And, who knows? Maybe you'll be the spark that starts the (non CO2-emitting) flame.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoWhile many US politicians have been pretty poor on climate change, the US federal government, state governments, Army, many large corporations outside the fossil extraction industry and academia have put in a fairly solid performance. It was democracy that built those systems and they've done well against a well funded opponent and a somewhat abstract threat and the tide seems to be turning so maybe there's room for hope.