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blackbootz  ·  2824 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Discussion Topic: Trump

I don't view the "creative destruction" that Trump is wreaking as being the bureaucracies he's eliminating or the regulations he's dismantling. I mean more that he's violating the faith we place in our institutions as they exist today to fairly produce goods for society. Also, creative destruction has positive connotations, and I'm not endorsing or liking what he's doing (or undoing I should probably say).

    I don't see our system as particularly ossified and unresponsive.

This falls along a spectrum, but the fact the primary races are tantamount to victories in a large number of districts due to gerrymandering, and this number just keeps growing, means the system isn't moving towards a coalition that can get anything done. It's a solidification of business interests first and foremost.

    I see our populous as particularly anxious and afraid.

Agreed. What hope does collective action have against highly energized and motivated special interest?