Re:Is everything falling apart?
by giantg2 on Friday April 29, 2022 @01:16PM
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"Multiple major issues with scientific and economic root causes are simply being ignored"
Such as?
"but because those with the power are unwilling to engage fundamental issues."
It's possible that some issues they are unable to address because there are legal or practical hurdles. For example, obesity is a massive issue that is dependent on individual buy-in. Things like addiction and crime could use improvement, but they are both highly complex issues and not easy to solve. Of course most systemic issues are difficult to solve in a democracy simply because they need a lot of support to have any momentum, especially if individual and states' rights/liberties heavily protected in the democracy constitution.
Such as?
"but because those with the power are unwilling to engage fundamental issues."
It's possible that some issues they are unable to address because there are legal or practical hurdles. For example, obesity is a massive issue that is dependent on individual buy-in. Things like addiction and crime could use improvement, but they are both highly complex issues and not easy to solve. Of course most systemic issues are difficult to solve in a democracy simply because they need a lot of support to have any momentum, especially if individual and states' rights/liberties heavily protected in the democracy constitution.