Here is a problem that the Democratic party (and progressivism, in general) faces:
Have you ever noticed (at work, at home, pretty much a lot of places) that any time some sort of change is floated, there is immediately a great deal of resistance. A huge number of objections. Myriad problems with the proposed change or its potential effec…
Here is a problem that the Democratic party (and progressivism, in general) faces:
Have you ever noticed (at work, at home, pretty much a lot of places) that any time some sort of change is floated, there is immediately a great deal of resistance. A huge number of objections. Myriad problems with the proposed change or its potential effects... or the general opinion that it is unrealistic or undoable.
Some of these things have merit, some of them don't. It has been my experience that more of them do not have merit than have merit.
A large number of people are averse to change--even if it is change to the better. A crappy present is preferable in many cases to a potentially better future. People will expend a great deal of rime and energy fighting change (and it always takes less fight and energy to maintain the status quo than to effect change).
It speaks to a general cynical turn of nature, fear, and a lack of confidence in the ability to make meaningful and positive change... or to sometimes even see change as both meaningful and positive.
How much of this is due to "human nature" and how much is a product of the media environment in which we live (and how ideas are presented)? I wonder sometimes.
Here is a problem that the Democratic party (and progressivism, in general) faces:
Have you ever noticed (at work, at home, pretty much a lot of places) that any time some sort of change is floated, there is immediately a great deal of resistance. A huge number of objections. Myriad problems with the proposed change or its potential effects... or the general opinion that it is unrealistic or undoable.
Some of these things have merit, some of them don't. It has been my experience that more of them do not have merit than have merit.
A large number of people are averse to change--even if it is change to the better. A crappy present is preferable in many cases to a potentially better future. People will expend a great deal of rime and energy fighting change (and it always takes less fight and energy to maintain the status quo than to effect change).
It speaks to a general cynical turn of nature, fear, and a lack of confidence in the ability to make meaningful and positive change... or to sometimes even see change as both meaningful and positive.
How much of this is due to "human nature" and how much is a product of the media environment in which we live (and how ideas are presented)? I wonder sometimes.