-We should've learned a lot of these lessons long ago, but even with growing awareness, it seems Americans at large are still not committing to the constant investment of time spent voicing opinions at local government meetings and lobbying the officials that they voted for that this type of democracy requires. I'm starting to feel like …
-We should've learned a lot of these lessons long ago, but even with growing awareness, it seems Americans at large are still not committing to the constant investment of time spent voicing opinions at local government meetings and lobbying the officials that they voted for that this type of democracy requires. I'm starting to feel like this country needs an even more direct Democracy like the Swiss model to get away from the cults of personality that aren't accomplishing our shared goals
-Texas' system is a prime example of how privatized utilities are willing to run risks at the expense of the consumer's life. It's also reminded me that states like Michigan, even with a regional connection, still have major vulnerabilities in their power grids. Look no further than the 2019 natural gas shortage that we're still in the midst of drafting a plan that will, "hopefully," stop such events from happening for the future. We need to invest in protecting our grids in every state and region ASAP.
Thanks for these points, Chris. There are a ton of tweaks we can make that could go a long way. Rank-choice voting, election holidays, automatic voter registration, etc that would go a long way. But I agree, local gov't matters. And as politics has become a national conversation, we've lost some of the richness of local politics.
The second point is also an important point. We don't pay attention to these things until they fail. And it's not just Texas, or Michigan...it's AMERICA. Our entire electrical system is outdated, and it's more crucial now given the electronic means of our communication than ever before. It fails far more often. I wrote about this in Healing Politics.
-We should've learned a lot of these lessons long ago, but even with growing awareness, it seems Americans at large are still not committing to the constant investment of time spent voicing opinions at local government meetings and lobbying the officials that they voted for that this type of democracy requires. I'm starting to feel like this country needs an even more direct Democracy like the Swiss model to get away from the cults of personality that aren't accomplishing our shared goals
-Texas' system is a prime example of how privatized utilities are willing to run risks at the expense of the consumer's life. It's also reminded me that states like Michigan, even with a regional connection, still have major vulnerabilities in their power grids. Look no further than the 2019 natural gas shortage that we're still in the midst of drafting a plan that will, "hopefully," stop such events from happening for the future. We need to invest in protecting our grids in every state and region ASAP.
Thanks for these points, Chris. There are a ton of tweaks we can make that could go a long way. Rank-choice voting, election holidays, automatic voter registration, etc that would go a long way. But I agree, local gov't matters. And as politics has become a national conversation, we've lost some of the richness of local politics.
The second point is also an important point. We don't pay attention to these things until they fail. And it's not just Texas, or Michigan...it's AMERICA. Our entire electrical system is outdated, and it's more crucial now given the electronic means of our communication than ever before. It fails far more often. I wrote about this in Healing Politics.