You don’t need me to tell you that America is increasingly a “low-trust” society. Most people who are old enough to have lived through more functional periods of America can just FEEL IT in the different way they look at government, at institutions, and at their neighbors.
With all due respect to Senator Jefferson Smith, bear in mind that in the movie, he's the exception to the rule, and only because he's an accidental senator. So even when it was made, the view of Congress was hardly all that positive.
I agree with every word you wrote. Yes, we need institutions that we can believe in again. But where to start? How to start? More years ago that I care to admit to, my third-grade daughter came home with an unlined note from her teacher. It read, "Why are Martin Luther's lips bright purple? Well, at the parent/teacher meeting, the truth came out. The purple crayon was the only left on the table. But see, the race crisis was being pushed way back then. So, the Woke has that kind of jump on society already. So, how do we, society fix that?
With all due respect to Senator Jefferson Smith, bear in mind that in the movie, he's the exception to the rule, and only because he's an accidental senator. So even when it was made, the view of Congress was hardly all that positive.
I agree with every word you wrote. Yes, we need institutions that we can believe in again. But where to start? How to start? More years ago that I care to admit to, my third-grade daughter came home with an unlined note from her teacher. It read, "Why are Martin Luther's lips bright purple? Well, at the parent/teacher meeting, the truth came out. The purple crayon was the only left on the table. But see, the race crisis was being pushed way back then. So, the Woke has that kind of jump on society already. So, how do we, society fix that?
Have you read Woke. Inc my Vivek? A lot of the “woke” companies are a result of Occupy Wall Street. That scared the crap out of corporations.