2 excellent points. I do not know the specific mechanics of such remedies, but a lengthy amount of time is surely involved in either. The question becomes, how do we bend time in such a way that we can accomplish a century-long endeavor within a 10-year window?
How do we compress this gargantuan file into a format that is executable in short-form?
2 excellent points. I do not know the specific mechanics of such remedies, but a lengthy amount of time is surely involved in either. The question becomes, how do we bend time in such a way that we can accomplish a century-long endeavor within a 10-year window?
How do we compress this gargantuan file into a format that is executable in short-form?
I am a bit more sanguine about the likelihood of fixing things in a timely manner (i.e., before the 6th Mass Extinction becomes inevitable), if only because someone has already come up with a proven plan that can free us from the scourge of corporate personhood and significantly reduce the stupid decision-making of the poorly educated. We just need to take advantage of 21st Century technology and motivate 3.5% of our citizens to engage in strategic and persistent nonviolent resistance. I believe that the real challenge is to persuade a few of our progressive thought leaders to inspire 12 million citizens (~3.5% of us) to take part in the process by leveraging our First Amendment Rights. I also believe that the first step is to have our thought leaders and citizens agree to unite with a common purpose that incorporates the six goals in the Preamble. However, that common purpose needs to be more concise, because who can still remember the Preamble? I had to memorize it 60 years ago and it leaked out my brain before Nixon was elected, but I CAN remember what Hamilton said 233 years ago when he proposed that our government is supposed to "abolish factions, and unite for the general welfare,” which is a lot pithier than America’s mission statement found in the Preamble (assuming that the concept of “factions” is just an originalist descriptor for oligarchs). I would also contemporize Hamilton’s recommended purpose of "abolish(ing) factions, and unit(ing) for the general welfare,” and add “by using best practice-based solutions.” You could look at such an endeavor as building a wormhole to sanity and the purpose can fit in one TCP/IP packet.
"...a wormhole to sanity...". That is an exceptional family of words, and perhaps the future title of a much-needed addendum to our founding documents.
As for abolishing "factions" and uniting in the public interest, I see applying "best practice-based solutions" as imperative. Living documents for living things.
As to the mechanism of inspiring 12 million people, I am regrettably without answer. The mass mediums of which messaging flows appear to be either owned, corrupted, or significantly marginalized to a musty corner of social discourse. How do we produce a medium that has a high probability of reaching people while keeping the integrity of said medium intact?
In Jaron Lanier's book, "Who Owns the Future?", he expresses concern regarding this very idea. The gist is that the owner of produced content or the content itself has near-zero power - it is the networks/ carriers of content which hold power.
We need a means of mass communication that is impervious to interference from the faceless lords of billionairium and their aspiring devout serpents.
Thank you, this is a great distillation of our dilemma yet I think there's never been a better time to reach and influence a critical mass of citizens. It's just going to take a little thinking to outflank the oligarchs. and then we can get on with the business of promoting our general welfare. I believe it's possible, but it will be real hard to do.
I love your outlook, and believe it or not, I do harbor a positive sentiment as well. Like I've said, we need to know a thing before we do a thing. I'm glad you're not inconvenienced by truth. And I'm even more glad that your mind is in the space of "What we can do about it". Thank you for caring about this life...
2 excellent points. I do not know the specific mechanics of such remedies, but a lengthy amount of time is surely involved in either. The question becomes, how do we bend time in such a way that we can accomplish a century-long endeavor within a 10-year window?
How do we compress this gargantuan file into a format that is executable in short-form?
I am a bit more sanguine about the likelihood of fixing things in a timely manner (i.e., before the 6th Mass Extinction becomes inevitable), if only because someone has already come up with a proven plan that can free us from the scourge of corporate personhood and significantly reduce the stupid decision-making of the poorly educated. We just need to take advantage of 21st Century technology and motivate 3.5% of our citizens to engage in strategic and persistent nonviolent resistance. I believe that the real challenge is to persuade a few of our progressive thought leaders to inspire 12 million citizens (~3.5% of us) to take part in the process by leveraging our First Amendment Rights. I also believe that the first step is to have our thought leaders and citizens agree to unite with a common purpose that incorporates the six goals in the Preamble. However, that common purpose needs to be more concise, because who can still remember the Preamble? I had to memorize it 60 years ago and it leaked out my brain before Nixon was elected, but I CAN remember what Hamilton said 233 years ago when he proposed that our government is supposed to "abolish factions, and unite for the general welfare,” which is a lot pithier than America’s mission statement found in the Preamble (assuming that the concept of “factions” is just an originalist descriptor for oligarchs). I would also contemporize Hamilton’s recommended purpose of "abolish(ing) factions, and unit(ing) for the general welfare,” and add “by using best practice-based solutions.” You could look at such an endeavor as building a wormhole to sanity and the purpose can fit in one TCP/IP packet.
"...a wormhole to sanity...". That is an exceptional family of words, and perhaps the future title of a much-needed addendum to our founding documents.
As for abolishing "factions" and uniting in the public interest, I see applying "best practice-based solutions" as imperative. Living documents for living things.
As to the mechanism of inspiring 12 million people, I am regrettably without answer. The mass mediums of which messaging flows appear to be either owned, corrupted, or significantly marginalized to a musty corner of social discourse. How do we produce a medium that has a high probability of reaching people while keeping the integrity of said medium intact?
In Jaron Lanier's book, "Who Owns the Future?", he expresses concern regarding this very idea. The gist is that the owner of produced content or the content itself has near-zero power - it is the networks/ carriers of content which hold power.
We need a means of mass communication that is impervious to interference from the faceless lords of billionairium and their aspiring devout serpents.
Thank you, this is a great distillation of our dilemma yet I think there's never been a better time to reach and influence a critical mass of citizens. It's just going to take a little thinking to outflank the oligarchs. and then we can get on with the business of promoting our general welfare. I believe it's possible, but it will be real hard to do.
I love your outlook, and believe it or not, I do harbor a positive sentiment as well. Like I've said, we need to know a thing before we do a thing. I'm glad you're not inconvenienced by truth. And I'm even more glad that your mind is in the space of "What we can do about it". Thank you for caring about this life...
And thank YOU for your kind thoughts.