Utopian Ideals
A Utopian Ideal While I don’t believe in utopia, utopian goals serve an important role in motivating society and its members towards their mutual benefits. With this in mind, let me share some of my thoughts: An immense task lies before us. It includes: - Limiting the damage created by the Trump administration and other crony/politicians in alignment with Oligarchs. - Restoring open, accurate, approachable news outlets for everyone. - Establishing a culture and polity oriented to a common good. Without these changes, we are unlikely to achieve our policy goals, including: - Protection of our planet and its livability - Fair treatment for all - Minimum standards for healthcare, income, and opportunity for all. These policy goals represent, I think, what our founders sought, but based on the world that exists now rather than the world of then. At that time, these goals only applied to a subset of citizens by virtue of the power and money they controlled. However...