“Spend time at your church, and spend money to invest in a local private school” would line up perfectly w/ 75% of Republicans that I know, (and, if I may assume your views, probably does not line up with them); and yet I think it is a very similar line of thinking.
I am trying to orientate the way that I spend my money and my time more towards my local community. It’s surprisingly difficult. Not everyone does it. And we would be better off if they did!
spending time building a religious or spiritual community is fine by me, especially if it provides material services to the locality and a sense of civic responsibility
also fine with private schools although I do think they should cater to students without the means to pay exorbitant tuition (some provide tuition aid, in fact I went to one that did) and I think there is something to be said for allowing public schools some degree of curricular independence, which might make them more appealing to those who presently prefer private alternatives
really I think there's a lot most people can agree on and I hope we can begin to identify less with team R or D and reason from principles in our politics
> It’s surprisingly difficult. Not everyone does it. And we would be better off if they did!
totally agree, it's difficult but worthwhile!
devaluation of everything is a consequence of unsustainable economics and the fix is not to find a convenient hidey-hole for your money but to invest time, money and attention building a future sans witless speculation, profligate consumption, public and corporate unaccountability, and consumer monoculture