You are talking about decentralization - during a time of increasing pressure to federalize everything. Decentralization would be great. But, too many are interested in holding outsized power and decentralization challenges this.
And on the issue of break it all down and rebuild it - you are in good company. George Carlin said toward the…
You are talking about decentralization - during a time of increasing pressure to federalize everything. Decentralization would be great. But, too many are interested in holding outsized power and decentralization challenges this.
And on the issue of break it all down and rebuild it - you are in good company. George Carlin said toward the end of his career that the only way forward was to burn it all down and start over. My only problem with this idea is that I don't think we have the kind of people in the US at present who would be willing to pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to create a democratic republic crafted around the rights of the individual citizen. Everybody wants to rule the world.
The trouble with tear it all down and rebuild it is that it's Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. You don't know what you're going to get. We might not like it at all. With the crew we've got now, that almost a guarantee.
Sad but true. And as for that closing line of yours, it takes me back to the song. Every time I hear or read that phrase, I hear Tears for Fears singing it.
If there is anything I love about my life, it's that I grew up during a renaissance of sorts in the arts, comedy, music, film - so much wonderful exploration and experimentation. It was a glorious era and I wanted it to last forever. Alas, here we are in the era of corporatized, canned, commercialized (fake - yes, I'm looking at you autotune) arts. And now, to make things even more interesting, all art must run the gauntlet of woke censors. Art is supposed to tell the truth and help us evolve. How can it tell any truth at all if it is being sanitized by the high priests and priestesses of correct thought?
You are talking about decentralization - during a time of increasing pressure to federalize everything. Decentralization would be great. But, too many are interested in holding outsized power and decentralization challenges this.
And on the issue of break it all down and rebuild it - you are in good company. George Carlin said toward the end of his career that the only way forward was to burn it all down and start over. My only problem with this idea is that I don't think we have the kind of people in the US at present who would be willing to pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to create a democratic republic crafted around the rights of the individual citizen. Everybody wants to rule the world.
The trouble with tear it all down and rebuild it is that it's Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. You don't know what you're going to get. We might not like it at all. With the crew we've got now, that almost a guarantee.
Exactly!
Sad but true. And as for that closing line of yours, it takes me back to the song. Every time I hear or read that phrase, I hear Tears for Fears singing it.
If there is anything I love about my life, it's that I grew up during a renaissance of sorts in the arts, comedy, music, film - so much wonderful exploration and experimentation. It was a glorious era and I wanted it to last forever. Alas, here we are in the era of corporatized, canned, commercialized (fake - yes, I'm looking at you autotune) arts. And now, to make things even more interesting, all art must run the gauntlet of woke censors. Art is supposed to tell the truth and help us evolve. How can it tell any truth at all if it is being sanitized by the high priests and priestesses of correct thought?
Agreed! Half—if not all—the songs about the Vietnam war would be banned or censored or destroyed if they were released nowadays.