So, this article cleanly represents what I worry about.
In the Aristotelian sense, it begs the question.
Really, is American democracy not getting the job done? You assume it is bad based on people's self-reported unhappiness.
(Or, more likely, because of the threat that Trumpism takes us the way of Argentina ...)
But take the entire world and discard all 90% white countries - or, really, all ethnically very homogeneous countries.
How does the U.S. do at delivering [ whatever is good ] for its diverse people?
The U.S. seems to be the #1 most desirable place for citizens of the world to live - and it ain't white males who are flocking here from abroad, now, is it?
Is elite polarization bad?
Are unresponsive representatives bad?
If a minority can gum up the federal government and leave things to the states, is that bad?
Kinda feels these things should be bad, but empirical evidence does not support those conclusions.
You quote the usual articles that median wages in the U.S. have not advanced in real terms in 50 years.
But, during those 50 years the U.S. went from 0 percent Hispanic to 20 percent Hispanic.
The wages of the median of the American population haven't risen, but the wages of the median American have.
The U.S. is absorbing poor people and bringing them up to American standards - is that not a great win?
And, again - it is not white males who find the U.S. is the place they want to move to.
I am looking for some sort of fundamentals ... what do we really want to change that won't make things worse?
Anyway, just thinking aloud .. don't take me too seriously, but don't take me "not at all" either ...
So, this article cleanly represents what I worry about.
In the Aristotelian sense, it begs the question.
Really, is American democracy not getting the job done? You assume it is bad based on people's self-reported unhappiness.
(Or, more likely, because of the threat that Trumpism takes us the way of Argentina ...)
But take the entire world and discard all 90% white countries - or, really, all ethnically very homogeneous countries.
How does the U.S. do at delivering [ whatever is good ] for its diverse people?
The U.S. seems to be the #1 most desirable place for citizens of the world to live - and it ain't white males who are flocking here from abroad, now, is it?
Is elite polarization bad?
Are unresponsive representatives bad?
If a minority can gum up the federal government and leave things to the states, is that bad?
Kinda feels these things should be bad, but empirical evidence does not support those conclusions.
You quote the usual articles that median wages in the U.S. have not advanced in real terms in 50 years.
But, during those 50 years the U.S. went from 0 percent Hispanic to 20 percent Hispanic.
The wages of the median of the American population haven't risen, but the wages of the median American have.
The U.S. is absorbing poor people and bringing them up to American standards - is that not a great win?
And, again - it is not white males who find the U.S. is the place they want to move to.
I am looking for some sort of fundamentals ... what do we really want to change that won't make things worse?
Anyway, just thinking aloud .. don't take me too seriously, but don't take me "not at all" either ...