02-01-2021, 11:16 AM
(01-31-2021, 01:45 AM)mamabug Wrote:(01-30-2021, 06:24 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: I'd say the bulk of the real world is pretty much dissatisfied with the entire situation at the moment.
I disagree. I think at least 60% of people just want all the chaos to be over and at least another 10-20% would be happy with being the 'faithful opposition' as long as they can mostly be left alone when it comes to the things that are important to them. All presidents get a grace period to show that they can accomplish this and right now Biden is being given the benefit of the doubt.
I want to be optimistic, I just worry that the DNC is too fractured and that Biden, as a compromise candidate, doesn't have a strong enough vision or strength of personality to keep it together. There seems to be an acceleration of blue states to get out of lockdown (mine went from Phase 1 to Phase 2 for it's most populous counties in a record 2 weeks when the last time it took us over a month to get to Phase 1.5) which will help return tensions back to the normal push-and-pull of American politics. We'll see.
A side note on the current lockdown trajectory, nearly every rider my husband has picked up in deep blue Seattle has stated they think the Governor's been playing politics with the lockdowns. I don't know if they just represent a unique POV because they are willing to leave their homes, but I do find that interesting. Of course, we are still and will continue to be a one party state so it won't change how they vote, just highlights that most people don't really buy into their respective party lines as much as we think they do.
Most people are not like us; politics is not important to them. They get things wrong, but so do the political junkies. It's hard to know just how far we'll have to go to get a resolution that satisfies more than a thin majority, so chaos may arrive before the end of this 4T, like it or not. When agreement on facts is in dispute, consensus is impossible.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.