Not to disagree with your point about failing businesses but the context is so different here; the US government is functioning beautifully. Best functioning ever. Nationally, internationally, top marks. Economy, society, technology top marks. Personnel? Amazing, qualified, competent, trustworthy, discerning, strategic, long-term serious brains on these folks. Need I mention the utter rock-solid stability we’ve witnessed? It’s…hard to describe.
“People have a right to be heard by their politicians.”
This was a right that the people in the US fought for. Over the last 100 years or so, the mechanisms of government post FDR, have so thoroughly been absorbed by money and lobbying and lobbying money adding in new laws to pry the door of wealthy influence ever more open and close the door of democratic representation ever a smaller crack ajar.
What this means, practically, is that there are now several generations, indeed, entire careers for many of the disgusting nearly life-appointment “representatives”(see lobbying and money influence above) who do not even know that the people they represent don’t fly to DC in jets and visit them in suits to request legislation. After all, that is who has money, or who represents those with money, who drive campaigns, careers and power and influence. Constituents, largely no longer do.
Town halls? Dialogue? Not necessary when the playbook was written 50 or 90 years ago.
This does need to change and I’d guess much more likely than reversion to democracy, a full Pride Rock 🪨🦁 style recapture is what it will take to shake up the horror show.
Expiring contract? You got traded to El Salvador for a 3rd round pick in 2048 and cash considerations.
Time to get a new agent for a real contract. Unions won them to begin with, which is why they’re a main target of every authoritarian regime.
I just had my first thread that I came across today, after nearly 2 years here, that was collaboratively funny, creative, diverse and made me remember what lots of talent in a thread can do. Not just anti-establishment/political circle jerking, or a few tech categories that get enough visibility to get participation.
It was a /mildlyinteresting thread about giraffes being more likely to be struck by lightning. It immediately made me feel like I was finallly home again after 2 years and looking forward to more and more growth in Lemmy and the fediverse.
I knew upstate got cold but not that cold, damn
And that was with the EPA in existence. Just wait until the rivers catch on fire again. Psychotic idiots.
It’s easy when the news is owned by for profits bound to repeat whatever is given to them for the ends of “both sides”, and the precipices of higher education like Columbia and Harvard jump aboard the misinformation wagon so as not to upset rich and powerful donors or lose “government grants” held at the barrel of allegiance.
Meanwhile, Trump’s idiot doj is saying people egging Teslas is terrorism. When actual terrorism is refused to be labeled as such, attempting to redefine the word to their twisted ends.
The constiwhat? What year do you think it is?
See? I can’t even see what you typed, all asterisks. The security is top notch. I’ll even put my social security number *** ** **** and Lemmy automatically keeps it secure.
That was his password, Lemmy automatically obscures your password when you type it.
WWEducation coming right up!
He’s going to try to run after Trump, isn’t he? Would be shocked if he didn’t. He’s already setting up his confederate pivot
We are already there.