Hi frankly, As someone who has been protesting my whole life, I am stunned and stumped by your response to my post to Chris. Though maybe we could begin understanding if you could help me understand what you mean by, "their desires represented."
Hi frankly, As someone who has been protesting my whole life, I am stunned and stumped by your response to my post to Chris. Though maybe we could begin understanding if you could help me understand what you mean by, "their desires represented."
Hi frankly, Have you ever sat through a school board or city council meeting. One after another person stands up and wants something, often in opposition. If you assume honorable intend on behalf of the elected official or staff, it is easy to see how difficult these decisions are. There is rarely a simple choice. I've seen decision made that I agreed with that most in the room didn't.
But, you seem to not assume honorable intent. I do believe we have a healthy oligarchy influencing major decisions that move money in their way... created by Reganism. We can uncreate it if we focused on do it. Instead people are all atwitter about social issues. Oligarchy couldn't care less about social issues, other than a distraction.
I would guess 90%+ of decisions are honestly made... because they are constitutional, the law, or the best choice given the decider's values. That why we have elections. Decisions like Citizens United have devastated the country. Work to overturn it if you feel all our problems are money in the hands of a few. But, for heavens sake don't give comfort to those who want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
You seem like a genuinely decent sort too. Thank you.
Hi frankly, As someone who has been protesting my whole life, I am stunned and stumped by your response to my post to Chris. Though maybe we could begin understanding if you could help me understand what you mean by, "their desires represented."
Hi frankly, Have you ever sat through a school board or city council meeting. One after another person stands up and wants something, often in opposition. If you assume honorable intend on behalf of the elected official or staff, it is easy to see how difficult these decisions are. There is rarely a simple choice. I've seen decision made that I agreed with that most in the room didn't.
But, you seem to not assume honorable intent. I do believe we have a healthy oligarchy influencing major decisions that move money in their way... created by Reganism. We can uncreate it if we focused on do it. Instead people are all atwitter about social issues. Oligarchy couldn't care less about social issues, other than a distraction.
I would guess 90%+ of decisions are honestly made... because they are constitutional, the law, or the best choice given the decider's values. That why we have elections. Decisions like Citizens United have devastated the country. Work to overturn it if you feel all our problems are money in the hands of a few. But, for heavens sake don't give comfort to those who want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
You seem like a genuinely decent sort too. Thank you.