We need a new generation of leaders who believe in fundamental fairness. I’m a Baby Boomer and I’m cheering for a younger generation of new leaders who believe we should treat everyone decently instead of the current winner take all mentality in our society. If this change doesn’t happen by leadership it will happen by revolt and the people on top will not come out well.
I hope the younger generation does a better job than my generation and I get to see basic decency return before I’m dead. I hope the Democrats are paying attention. Let’s turn AOC loose and bring on lots more new ones.
I would also note that when the court issues these rulings, the mainstream media always reports them as a “victory” or “defeat” for the president — who is usually not a party to the case! This juvenile reporting is a big part of the problem.
Right on from first sentence to last. We need to get this across to every individual who is not enthusiastic about larceny to benefit billionaires as the policy direction of the future.
Trump and the Supreme Court and their depraved denial of progress are a preemptive strike on the demographics that you rightfully celebrate.
While they’re cowards, they get their strength from acts of physical and moral violence, and indifference and inaction in response. They must be confronted wherever and whenever they are manifested, and on everything they do. It’s not a time to pick and choose battles…that’s how they got where they are.
Genius. I soooo agree, and always have, which has sidelined me from many family events. People can be too easily distracted and manipulated--"Don't look at that man behind the curtain' boomed the flim-flam carny in The Wizard of OZ. Let me add one teensy thing: If Mamdani would just describe himself as a 'Social Democrat' as the Scandinavians--O Those of the Wildly Successful modern democratic socialist countries--do he would pull the rug out from under the decades of BS being issued from the mouths of the billionaires, the millionaires and their bought and paid for representatives in the media and the government. Scandinavians remember and hate the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics even more than we do, and for good reason. Old time socialist communism is dead because it didn't and never will work. New style socialism allows plenty of room for enterprise, as long as the owners pay their fair share of taxes and abide by safety regulations and worker benefit requirements. Words and labels matter, and someone should whisper in Mr. Mamdani's ear. DItto "The Intifada." Surely there is a less inflammatory phrase to describe what he supports. We can't pretend that bias doesn't exist. We need to fight fire with fire.
I think you miss an important point with this question: ‘Why is it in the interest of society for people to be able to earn vastly more money than they could ever spend[?]’
The key question, IMO, is: How is it in the interest of society for anyone to be able to earn so much money that they can buy our economic, judicial & political systems right out from under us?
The SCOTUS was wrong in Buckley v Valeo: Money is not speech—it’s power. A large amount of what’s befallen this country since then derives from that misidentification.
Let the outspoken young folks take over. The elderly have screwed things up enough, it’s time for them to step aside. (I’m GenX and it’s okay if you want to skip over us, we’re used to it!)
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We need a new generation of leaders who believe in fundamental fairness. I’m a Baby Boomer and I’m cheering for a younger generation of new leaders who believe we should treat everyone decently instead of the current winner take all mentality in our society. If this change doesn’t happen by leadership it will happen by revolt and the people on top will not come out well.
I hope the younger generation does a better job than my generation and I get to see basic decency return before I’m dead. I hope the Democrats are paying attention. Let’s turn AOC loose and bring on lots more new ones.
Thank you, I recently started reading your articles. They're Good.
I would also note that when the court issues these rulings, the mainstream media always reports them as a “victory” or “defeat” for the president — who is usually not a party to the case! This juvenile reporting is a big part of the problem.
Great piece
Right on from first sentence to last. We need to get this across to every individual who is not enthusiastic about larceny to benefit billionaires as the policy direction of the future.
Some of us do.
Excellent points! Please more of this!
Thank you.
I'm really grateful to you for articulating all this. Thank you.
Beautifully analyzed and expressed.
Trump and the Supreme Court and their depraved denial of progress are a preemptive strike on the demographics that you rightfully celebrate.
While they’re cowards, they get their strength from acts of physical and moral violence, and indifference and inaction in response. They must be confronted wherever and whenever they are manifested, and on everything they do. It’s not a time to pick and choose battles…that’s how they got where they are.
This is so uplifting and hopeful. Maybe magas kryptonite…..
Genius. I soooo agree, and always have, which has sidelined me from many family events. People can be too easily distracted and manipulated--"Don't look at that man behind the curtain' boomed the flim-flam carny in The Wizard of OZ. Let me add one teensy thing: If Mamdani would just describe himself as a 'Social Democrat' as the Scandinavians--O Those of the Wildly Successful modern democratic socialist countries--do he would pull the rug out from under the decades of BS being issued from the mouths of the billionaires, the millionaires and their bought and paid for representatives in the media and the government. Scandinavians remember and hate the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics even more than we do, and for good reason. Old time socialist communism is dead because it didn't and never will work. New style socialism allows plenty of room for enterprise, as long as the owners pay their fair share of taxes and abide by safety regulations and worker benefit requirements. Words and labels matter, and someone should whisper in Mr. Mamdani's ear. DItto "The Intifada." Surely there is a less inflammatory phrase to describe what he supports. We can't pretend that bias doesn't exist. We need to fight fire with fire.
I think you miss an important point with this question: ‘Why is it in the interest of society for people to be able to earn vastly more money than they could ever spend[?]’
The key question, IMO, is: How is it in the interest of society for anyone to be able to earn so much money that they can buy our economic, judicial & political systems right out from under us?
The SCOTUS was wrong in Buckley v Valeo: Money is not speech—it’s power. A large amount of what’s befallen this country since then derives from that misidentification.
Bravo. That is the question.
Let the outspoken young folks take over. The elderly have screwed things up enough, it’s time for them to step aside. (I’m GenX and it’s okay if you want to skip over us, we’re used to it!)
Right on!