@punko Governments are the key ingredient but it is up to all of us to act, including by enabling (or voting for) politicians to make different and sometimes politically difficult decisions.
@ed_hawkins @punko this does assume functional democratic governance, right?
That's the rub here, in the US, the will of that "we" can't effectively change things w/o massive overhaul of governance.
Most of that "we" is locked out.
Organizing mass social movements is the other move outside of using State powers.
So
@Anarchy_How @ed_hawkins @punko@kolektiva.social
All governments respond to sustained pressure. (Eventually)
In the worst cases that pressure is in the form of brave people sacrificing life and liberty against an oppressive regime (see Iran, etc.).
In the US, democracy is under threat, but we still have LOTS of latitude to apply pressure without going to jail. Talk to you elected officials, show up at their meetings and events (local, state, national) and ask public questions. Call your media producers. Use your social media voice. Ask questions. Join a group. Write a letter. Fly a flag. Invite a Climate speaker to your church or club. Hold a sign on a street corner. Support a youth activist.
The bad guys are thrilled whenever someone who cares throws up their hands and says there’s nothing we can do.
@fatamorgana @ed_hawkins @punko
Then we almost completely agree here! Just disagree on how the rhetoric functions. I find it does the opposite of what it intends by misdiagnosing responsibility and diffusing blame. All of this makes effecting organizing more difficult.