Help People. Do It Fast. Let Everyone Know.
The stress cracks, sagging walls and cleavages in the foundation of our Democracy can continue to be ignored only at our own peril. The conspiracy theories used to justify sedition. The refusal to acknowledge free and fair elections. While a number of factors fuel the discontent, there is something the government can do to stem the tide and strengthen the foundation: Help people. Do it fast. Let everyone know. The public has always been, to varying degrees, sympathetic and supportive of an activist government. People want good schools, clean and healthy food, and plentiful salmon and orcas and are willing to pay (something) for them. Even…