tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573430735657446577.post3787015928371199627..comments2023-10-20T15:32:34.216+00:00Comments on Eclectic Breakfast: The Price of CivilizationEclectic Breakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767654149969639962noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573430735657446577.post-62769573104918764512012-03-22T20:27:00.409+00:002012-03-22T20:27:00.409+00:00An excellent lecture. Thanks for the posting.
I c...An excellent lecture. Thanks for the posting. <br />I can see where the end is depressing because I<br />don't see a solution or a suggestion of a solution. That's the scary part.<br />"Restore democracy". Okay, how? What steps? Given the power base that has established itself over the last 30 years, what politician can win on a raise taxes platform? There would have to be a significant shift in public opinion based on educating them with the facts. This is a good start. Ultimately I fear that it would take revolutionary form which has started with the "occupy" political movement. <br />There's a dystopian science fiction novel in here somewhere. The rise of power of state governments filling the void of the federal government. Okay, versions have been done and are still being done.<br />I'm currently reading Dan Simmons's Flashback which is why I'm thinking of this. Still... what's the path forward?Danger Zonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406779136702301357noreply@blogger.com