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Karen Connell's avatar

Well, this was a breath of fresh air. Thank you Thomm

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Dr. Doug Gilbert's avatar

What we may also be witnessing is that we have a Presidential administration that displays understanding that change and transformation do not occur in a 24-hour news cycle. I would see the Barbie moment more as a catalyst of that larger conversation rather than its cause.

A hallmark of the Trump-Putin administration was the transactional nature of virtually everything. Such thinking and running after "quick hits" are often disastrous. The heavy costs are evident from mistakes such as trying to solve a 3-year pandemic cycle in a few weeks to thinking starting a war with Europe's largest country would be over in 72 hours.

We certainly have a long way to go to get beyond the addition to the 24 hour news cycle. Maybe this is a start for a conversation on that need!

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