The prevailing system of governance is outdated and out of line (arguably broken) with the current cultural priorities. The systematic breakdown is being exploited by election politics. You point out the complicit cooperation of big tech in exchange for financial gain. However, you don't include capitalism in your conversation of democracy. Capitalism is as vital an institution as democracy and in America, the two are symbiotic. I contend the solution will involve addressing both. In fact, I contend the cornerstone of America's multifaceted sociopolitical divides is the wealth divide. The US economy is the source of America's greatness as a humanitarian democracy. The US GDP comes primarily (70%) from consumer spending. Consumers, or shall we say, Citizen-Consumers, are the greatest asset of the US economy and in turn, America's greatness as a humanitarian democracy. Citizen-Consumers are the fuel that drive those big tech firms and every other larger corporation for that matter. The US public financial market is a national asset that depends on the purchasing of Citizen-Consumers - rent, mortgage, care payments, groceries, phone bills, Netflix ... The market capitalization value of all those publicly traded companies depends on Citizen Consumers, BUT the Citizen Consumers have no benefit from the value of the publicly trade stock that depends on their purchasing loyalty. If all Citizens were shareholders, the political, big tech broeaucracy would be a different game. Don't forget the role of capitalism when you formulate solutions:
Isn't democracy being abused? Do you want to say democracy is bad because of the abuse. I don't think so. You seem passionate about fixing democracy. Yes, capitalism is being abused and it deserves the same type of passionate attention you are giving to democracy. I contend that democracy and capitalism go hand in hand. Michael Novak wrote an inspiring and timeless book on the relationship between democracy and capitalism ... which by the way depends on a third leg: cultural values. We can't just work on one of the three legs - democracy, capitalism or culture. We need a comprehensive approach that addresses all three. The goal is reviving the American Dream - a society of people that believe in rugged, individual self determination to pursue a life of happiness that likely includes achieving a level of prosperity greater than the proceeding generation. They also believe in the small type that goes along with the American Dream: Respect for their fellow citizens rugged individual self determination to pursue a life of happiness as they see fit. Democracy, capitalism and cultural values of mutual respect all need to be in place for us to revive the American Dream. Please don't buy into the rhetoric that capitalism is bad or evil. It's no more evil that the broken system of democracy we are suffering. America is the greatest humanitarian country of all time. No country in history has spent more on world peace and equality than the United States. That money came from capitalism. Let's save both by rallying cultural support.
Posted on Linked. Later on Blue Sky. The only two social media I use, the latter not as much. Re-stacked here. Are you in contact with the fair Ms Cadwalladr?
The prevailing system of governance is outdated and out of line (arguably broken) with the current cultural priorities. The systematic breakdown is being exploited by election politics. You point out the complicit cooperation of big tech in exchange for financial gain. However, you don't include capitalism in your conversation of democracy. Capitalism is as vital an institution as democracy and in America, the two are symbiotic. I contend the solution will involve addressing both. In fact, I contend the cornerstone of America's multifaceted sociopolitical divides is the wealth divide. The US economy is the source of America's greatness as a humanitarian democracy. The US GDP comes primarily (70%) from consumer spending. Consumers, or shall we say, Citizen-Consumers, are the greatest asset of the US economy and in turn, America's greatness as a humanitarian democracy. Citizen-Consumers are the fuel that drive those big tech firms and every other larger corporation for that matter. The US public financial market is a national asset that depends on the purchasing of Citizen-Consumers - rent, mortgage, care payments, groceries, phone bills, Netflix ... The market capitalization value of all those publicly traded companies depends on Citizen Consumers, BUT the Citizen Consumers have no benefit from the value of the publicly trade stock that depends on their purchasing loyalty. If all Citizens were shareholders, the political, big tech broeaucracy would be a different game. Don't forget the role of capitalism when you formulate solutions:
https://open.substack.com/pub/findingwe/p/a-novel-simple-and-compelling-economic?r=3ji8n5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
No argument here. Great comment. But isn’t capitalism one of the reasons the hacking is happening in the first place?
Isn't democracy being abused? Do you want to say democracy is bad because of the abuse. I don't think so. You seem passionate about fixing democracy. Yes, capitalism is being abused and it deserves the same type of passionate attention you are giving to democracy. I contend that democracy and capitalism go hand in hand. Michael Novak wrote an inspiring and timeless book on the relationship between democracy and capitalism ... which by the way depends on a third leg: cultural values. We can't just work on one of the three legs - democracy, capitalism or culture. We need a comprehensive approach that addresses all three. The goal is reviving the American Dream - a society of people that believe in rugged, individual self determination to pursue a life of happiness that likely includes achieving a level of prosperity greater than the proceeding generation. They also believe in the small type that goes along with the American Dream: Respect for their fellow citizens rugged individual self determination to pursue a life of happiness as they see fit. Democracy, capitalism and cultural values of mutual respect all need to be in place for us to revive the American Dream. Please don't buy into the rhetoric that capitalism is bad or evil. It's no more evil that the broken system of democracy we are suffering. America is the greatest humanitarian country of all time. No country in history has spent more on world peace and equality than the United States. That money came from capitalism. Let's save both by rallying cultural support.
Agree. They do go hand in hand.
Posted on Linked. Later on Blue Sky. The only two social media I use, the latter not as much. Re-stacked here. Are you in contact with the fair Ms Cadwalladr?
It's great to see more awareness that Americans and the rest of us are under attack through these tech companies and their backers.
I highly recommend looking into the topic of "neo-reaction"/"dark enlightenment", particularly Peter Thiel and his muse, Curtis Yarvin.
https://kellihere.substack.com/p/heres-why-the-ultra-wealthy-tech
https://thucydidesii.substack.com/p/a-network-city-breakdown-and-overview
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/not-even-wrong