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The left runs on vibes and the right doesn't want to fix anything. That's not the fault of political parties, but just how different kinds of people think and operate. I don't have a solution, really. The best I can come up with is: If you don't like the laws where you live, see if anywhere else has a system you like. If you find something, consider moving there. If you don't find what you're dreaming of anywhere in the world then it is probably not (politically?) possible and you'll just have to cope.
You forget the option 'choose to participate and try to push your city/country closer to the world you dream of'.
No. This line of thought concedes something to the American neofascist ideologues that I refuse to take seriously as an idea because when you see it plainly stated, not under milquetoast rhetorical wraps… the patent absurdity of the thought gleans true.
What is this idea, this concession? It’s the idea that your only true natural right is what they call the “right of feet” or some other asinine phrase. Technofascists believe you have no natural right other than the right to choose which shitty government you live in.
This isn’t true. Your espousing of the same idea is, similarly, not true. To anyone reading the original doomer comment - don’t let it get you down. You can change your home for the better and just because something doesn’t exist in the real world currently doesn’t mean it is “politically impossible”… think about how many ancient forms of government aren’t found in the world today. Do those constitute something “not politically possible” or are we starting to see the problem here?
People build a better world everyday. If you concede your ability to affect change you sacrifice the most divine nature of man.
I applaud your optimism, and I think in theory you're right. I just don't think the odds are in the favor of anyone taking your advice.