07-06-2017, 11:46 AM
(07-05-2017, 09:24 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(07-05-2017, 05:28 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: Yes there is. The Democrats need to get a coherent framework of what they are FOR and get that stuff propagated on the outbound information stream.
You have an excellent point, but the country is so divided that taking positive steps to improve domestic government performance seems as difficult as repealing Obamacare has been for the Republicans. The unraveling memes suggest that anything the government does will be an expensive boondoggle. To a great degree, the Democrats have given up on improving domestic services to concentrate on not letting things get worse.
It seems that Trump's flaws will lead to an administration that continues as it began, but will Trump only discredit Trump, or will the unraveling memes take a hit as well?
We'll see. But the Democrats, although they should indeed present positive alternatives, have no real hope of enacting anything right now, so that is a deterrent to offering "improved domestic services." Where they have some power, in a few blue states and some cities, perhaps they can do something.