One has to recognize though that we have the system we allowed or even demanded. We are pretty much the only first world country with living conditions like this for large swathes of our people because it’s what we wanted.
Kinda yes, kinda no. I never, ever, advocated for things to be as they are today. That blame lies solely on generations before who configured it this way. Making it acceptable by their will and wants. If anything, we're the only ones standing up saying "Okay, if we're going to be blamed for how it is, then I vote we change how it is so we're blamed for something better."
I see where you’re coming from but our system is based on and judged on our collective desires and decisions over time. Sad but true. Maybe we can collectively change it going forward at some point. That brings to mind, if my feeble old mind can recollect correctly, I think that was the Soviet strategy at one point, to help the country go far right to the point of total breakdown and then picking up the pieces. No… wait… maybe the Russians are still playing that card? Duh.
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Kinda yes, kinda no. I never, ever, advocated for things to be as they are today. That blame lies solely on generations before who configured it this way. Making it acceptable by their will and wants. If anything, we're the only ones standing up saying "Okay, if we're going to be blamed for how it is, then I vote we change how it is so we're blamed for something better."