03-25-2022, 01:26 PM
(03-24-2022, 12:21 PM)JasonBlack Wrote:(03-24-2022, 06:10 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Of course. I'm not sanguine either; maybe less so, because of the realization that we have to turn the corner in the next 7 years or we go off a cliff forever, and we haven't made much of a turn yet, really. The crisis mindset is increasing; perhaps that offers some hope.This much we agree on. People still hold onto delusional ideals and want some sort of government or heroic figure to rescue them, but no one can rescue a person from bad character and principles, and this is 30x more true of a nation than it is a person.
Yes indeed. From my liberal point of view, this speech by Obama remains I think his best, and very relevant to the generation cycle too, as it calls the millennials to assume their civic role in 2018, and not look for a messiah, but to support people in government who are accountable and hard-working. People need to act on their virtue and their principles, and not expect perfection right away. I would say, this speech is required viewing for everyone, although some may knock it because Obama himself too was not perfect as president by any means. He was not the messiah either, although some millennials thought so in 2008, and then stayed home and didn't vote in 2010 and 2014 and failed to support him because he was not perfect.
https://youtu.be/7hZgg_KjvDQ?t=2570