Suiting the Human Spirit
The closest you’re going to come to a society that suits the human spirit, aka a utopia, is social democracy.
People work, but within reason; they don’t need two or more jobs to keep their heads above water. They get lengthy vacations and parental leaves.
They pay higher taxes, but they receive valuable benefits from the government, e.g., free education and healthcare.
Moreover, they have a sense of community, of taking care of one another. Perhaps the most soul-killing aspect of life in America is that so many of us are indifferent to the needs and suffering of others.
Not sure why Bono chose the word “casino” here.
All dictators need organizations like ICE, i.e., 22,000 armed thugs that can be deployed to make life miserable in any city that does not support the autocrat.
As dim-witted as the MAGA people are, and as greedy and cruel as Trump’s billionaire supporters are, this presidency is coming to a close. Unless there is massive cheating in the midterms, the Republicans are going to get creamed, and the resulting congress will expel Trump from the White House.
Ever heard of piezoelectricity, the generation of electric charge in solid materials—such as quartz, ceramics, and bone—in response to applied mechanical stress?
Prioritizing the relative importance of addressing America’s social woes is, to be sure, an inexact science.
Does this guy have a solid point?
Maybe the protestors are less concerned about length of time in office, and more with criminal authoritarianism.
