Robin, I believe the pendulum can swing back, but I don't know what it will take. One thing to help it will be clear reporting on what is going on. The Guardian has pledged to do that, and to do a section on democracy, which I have signed up for. My Democrats Abroad Project 2025 Book Club has decided that after this election we are going…
Robin, I believe the pendulum can swing back, but I don't know what it will take. One thing to help it will be clear reporting on what is going on. The Guardian has pledged to do that, and to do a section on democracy, which I have signed up for. My Democrats Abroad Project 2025 Book Club has decided that after this election we are going to be reading about Democracy. I would like to see The Guardian be rewarded for this if they do it well, which I believe they can continue to do. I hold the corporate and social media responsible for the outcome of this election. People are wallowing in ignorance. Many live in information deserts, and do not have the time, know-how, resources to get better information.
Here is Heather Cox Richardson talking about people who are now realizing that they voted for the wrong person. I have been reading many articles in the past 2 days saying the same thing.
Hooray for HCR - one of the best! Anyway, largely I agree with you but also we need to somehow get our people better educated from the get-go, and stop banning books, dammit! When I think about how much I learned about history from reading YA novels, not to mention tolerance and respect of others … of course, that’s the long game.
Robin, I believe the pendulum can swing back, but I don't know what it will take. One thing to help it will be clear reporting on what is going on. The Guardian has pledged to do that, and to do a section on democracy, which I have signed up for. My Democrats Abroad Project 2025 Book Club has decided that after this election we are going to be reading about Democracy. I would like to see The Guardian be rewarded for this if they do it well, which I believe they can continue to do. I hold the corporate and social media responsible for the outcome of this election. People are wallowing in ignorance. Many live in information deserts, and do not have the time, know-how, resources to get better information.
Here is Heather Cox Richardson talking about people who are now realizing that they voted for the wrong person. I have been reading many articles in the past 2 days saying the same thing.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-8-2024
We need to stop supporting bad media whether it be corporate or social. If we cannot do that, we cannot expect change.
Hooray for HCR - one of the best! Anyway, largely I agree with you but also we need to somehow get our people better educated from the get-go, and stop banning books, dammit! When I think about how much I learned about history from reading YA novels, not to mention tolerance and respect of others … of course, that’s the long game.