I'm thinking about writing an argument with the hypothesis that our society is not able to sustain politics anymore, based on my observations that values have eroded and are still spiraling down, and that politicians come out of that society that has no base values anymore. The disconnection between politics and people is obvious, and society is moving away from community, dragging politics and with it, making it as well more egoistical.
As I'm biased and haven't thought it through completely, I'd say that a focus on community as small fractions of society is the way to go for now. The masses won't turn, but it will be easier to manage adversities caused by politics when within a real community. Doesn't save the world, but maybe some folks.
For sure. I'd also add that on top of this, the drive for entertainment has also pushed politicians to be celebrities, without needing to be knowledgeable, or even close to good people. It is more social media point scoring, except with real world consequence.
Absolutely, it all falls into the same direction - downwards. There are so many reasons that it's going down, and so hard to change direction. Would be great to have some instructions on how to make an impact, as small as it may be. Something like mentioned in the podcast in the post yesterday - don't convince the troll, but put contra arguments for the lurkers.
The only one I've found so far is being the best human possible according to my values, and hope it would rub off. At least on Lily it will, and I do see some change in the folks working with me daily, but regarding most people my hope has the same fate as yours.
The challenge for Lily (and all decent children) is that they are going to grow up with a lot of kids that have been raised very poorly, with bad habits and terrible values.
That's why I focus so much on teaching her how to deal with those people. Stoic approaches, communication tactics, self-esteem, a little bit of everything, with reduced complexity (e.g. displayed in selected books for children) for her to understand step by step. It's hard though to be alone in that, the only support I have is from a few other parents in my community that understand the significance of this. Another reason why I cherish community so much 😅^
By the way, how's Smallsteps doing in her new school? If I missed the post about that, I'll look for it. The last one I remember reading was about her making a friend through sharing a GF meal 😅
Yeah I get it. So many say "let kids be kids" without recognising that the childhood they have designed for their kids is unnatural and makes them far weaker in the future.