How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
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Re: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
#2 love that guy. Great write.
Re: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
#3Now unflagged. Good.
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#4META: Not sure why this was flagged/dead? I just vouched for it. Is it because it's political and not strictly about tech/hacker news?
I'd argue that current events have a direct impact on all of us and this absolutely warrants discussion. Furthermore, I'm not sure I know of any instance where a President has disseminated writing like this. It's an interesting change, since it means that former Presidents can continue exerting influence.
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#5Local politics have the most impact on people, but get the least attention. Shouldn't it be easier to engage folks on a local level via social media, electronic voting, campaigns, etc?
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#6Flagged / dead again. As with most posts about current turmoils.
Re: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
#7META: Not sure why this was flagged/dead? I just vouched for it. Is it because it's political and not strictly about tech/hacker news? I'd argue that current events have a direct impact on all of us and this absolutely warrants discussion. Furthermore, I'm not sure I know of any instance where a President has disseminated writing like this. It's an interesting change, since it means that former Presidents can continu…
Then reflagged.
Re: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
#8Flagged / dead again. As with most posts about current turmoils.
Possibly the article was considered too positive for some elements?
Re: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
#9Are we headed for a system wide collapse (in the US, but perhaps elsewhere?).
The current environment is one of crisis mounting on top of crisis, each with increasing urgency and each never getting solved.
Just to count them
- issues of executive power concentration (pre trump even..), now alongside corruption and ignoring rule of law
- US overextended and largely illegitimately engaged militarily across the world
- mass surveillance without consent
- covid & associated economic devastation
- racial justice
- unending sense of riots, damage etc..
A friend of mine lived in East Germany when the Wall came down. I recall there was one event after another that eventually culminated in the collapse of East Germany and communism.
Is the US experiencing something similar? Not just in terms of government effectiveness but even legitimacy?
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#10Local politics have the most impact on people, but get the least attention. Shouldn't it be easier to engage folks on a local level via social media, electronic voting, campaigns, etc?
On that note I will highlight that the reason that I get any local news is that Facebook makes me follow my local representatives after every election cycle
So I am actually quite up to date about what goes on locally