The political power of being naïve
Cynicism makes us complacent. 2011’s successful protests show how hope can change the system
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/05/the_political_power_of_being_naive/singleton/
The core of the problem is money. Remove the money and turning things around gets orders of magnitude easier (but not ‘easy’!). As long as the money remains, change is impossible. The author blithely talks about a Constitutional amendment, but I see that as virtually impossible also. I find it very hard to avoid cynicism, I am not sure there is a viable path forward. I would like there to be, but I am of the opinion that our oligarchy is firmly entrenched and the best we could possibly hope for would be for the oligarchy to decide to increase the illusion that the 99% matter (the worst case, in my mind, is the 99% continues in it’s anti-science, anti-elite backlash like Mao fermented in China where people like me are driven out of the country (believe me, I am thinking about it on a weekly basis already!)).
