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>We have witnessed the federal government, under two different administrations, fumble its way through a pandemic, while its supposedly most capable branch over
by Clubber 5y ago
>We have witnessed the federal government, under two different administrations, fumble its way through a pandemic, while its supposedly most capable branch oversaw a disastrous withdrawl from a 20-year nation-building effort that collapsed in a matter of days.
This is maddening. All the money the government has at it's disposal and it can't seem to find its way out of a paper bag with two holes in it. The only thing it seems adept at is collecting data with dubious constitutionality and propping up reckless businesses. Prepare ourselves for another automotive bailout because the US automakers wouldn't make their supply chains the least bit resilient. How did we get to this point?
- jjtheblunt 5y ago> How did we get to this point? Lobbying as a legal activity?
- Clubber 5y agoThere's always been lobbying though, what's different today?
- Freezerburn26 5y ago"What can we do to change that to an illegal activity?" absolutely as soon as possible is the real question.
- tablespoon 5y ago>> We have witnessed the federal government, under two different administrations, fumble its way through a pandemic, while its supposedly most capable branch oversaw a disastrous withdrawl from a 20-year nation-building effort that collapsed in a matter of days. > ...How did we get to this point? Honestly, I think it's democracy/liberty but without some kind of "special sauce" that makes it actually work. I think that sauce is something along the line of a citizenry that actually sees itself as the rulers of country with the responsibility to solve its collective problems. Also spiteful partisanship. The pandemic shows that specifically, since the core issue seems to be people who care more about exercising their rights to undermine a solution than actually implementing a solution.