Spent some time with an extraordinarily intelligent young man who worked US Navy SIGINT. That was his exact take. China is going to kick our ass because they plan long term and make shit happen, regardless of shifting public opinion. He had me wondering if democracy isn’t, in fact, a bunch of bullshit. Not working out for America ATM, now is it?
Look at America’s original Constitution. Ah! They only want land owning white males to vote! Ah! But in those times, those were the people who had a stake in governmental policy. It was safe to bet they’d keep the country economically stable and out of costly wars, all in their own best interest.
The irony of modern land-owning white males throwing the country under the bus for short term gains does not escape me. (And I’m one of them, who votes against my own interests.)
Turns out, it’s easy to implement policy in an autocratic regime. No pesky democratic decision processes.
That said, this as a win.
Are you under the impression that democracy is the thing holding the West back from a green transition?
Not per se, more like the whole shebang of states, parliamentarism, imperfect elections, economy.
Spent some time with an extraordinarily intelligent young man who worked US Navy SIGINT. That was his exact take. China is going to kick our ass because they plan long term and make shit happen, regardless of shifting public opinion. He had me wondering if democracy isn’t, in fact, a bunch of bullshit. Not working out for America ATM, now is it?
Look at America’s original Constitution. Ah! They only want land owning white males to vote! Ah! But in those times, those were the people who had a stake in governmental policy. It was safe to bet they’d keep the country economically stable and out of costly wars, all in their own best interest.
The irony of modern land-owning white males throwing the country under the bus for short term gains does not escape me. (And I’m one of them, who votes against my own interests.)