A Time For Tearing Down

[poliphilo]

 The present world order is not much loved. In those countries where opposition is tolerated there is opposition. But what one doesn't see, at least not openly, in public fora, is the voicing of an alternative. Take the US: the current administration is incompetent, destructive and exceedingly odd- and there are plenty of people willing to point this out but no-one promoting a vision of how things could be done differently. It's all "Stop this" and "don't do that" but never "Do this instead."   The recognised opposition party is a spent force, fronted by nonentities. Here in Britain it's the same; the difference being that the people in charge are also nonentities. (Say what you like about the current President of the USA but he's not a nonentity).

There is a time for building up and a time for tearing down and this is a time for tearing down....

Comments

[wantedonvoyage]

Sadly this is quite true. The closest we have is Bernie and he's seen as too fringe to be in charge. I worry that the median has moved so far to the right that even a centrist progressive will be perceived as too extreme.

[poliphilo]

We have fringe people too. I doubt the next big thing in politics is going to come from anyone we're aware of now.

[paserbyp]

More and more from democratic party I see trend to choice AOC to be next democratic candidate for President. In this case I don’t see big differences between radical left and radical right, because it’s all about tearing down…

[poliphilo]

Yeah, I agree with everything you're saying here.

[paserbyp]

Agreed.