Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction

Re:Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power constr... by johanvts on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @04:03AM (#46868455)

You can have a functional democracy and still do long term planning, the problem is the current US government. Its not a fundamental flaw in democracy.

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Re:Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power constr... by joe_mamba on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @04:12AM (#46868520)

>You can have a functional democracy and still do long term planning

Sure, but that's contingent on

1) the voters being well educated and not constantly brainwashed by various types of propaganda pushing them to vote against their own interests (see the Germans being anti-nuclear and pro-Russian gas since the 80s) and

2) the voters being trust and having an actual say in how their country is run, because if whoever gets voted into power just does the opposite of what the voters want "for their own good", then you're not a democracy anymore, you're just a well functioning state (if that).

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Re:Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power constr... by johanvts on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:43AM (#46870320)

Populism is always a danger, but the current US administration is all about spite, no matter the cost. It is uniquely, outstandingly bad. Lots of places have working democracies that have managed to do long term planning.

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