Legislatures, Truckers, Consumers Taking Power Back from Pols
By Laura Hollis
Thursday, 17 February 2022 10:26 AM
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Americans are basically good and decent people who tend to assume the best of others — especially those in positions of leadership or trust. But millions of us realize now that that decency has been exploited.
Those we have trusted have betrayed our trust; they have lied repeatedly; they are using their power for destructive ends. They are hobbling the economy, flooding the country with millions of unvetted migrants and crippling it with debt and undermining the rule of law.
Human beings are flawed, so there will always be liars, thieves, grifters, opportunists, greedy business owners and corrupt politicians. When betrayal of the public's trust is the exception, it may still draw ire, but it will not threaten the integrity of the system itself.
However, when we are bombarded, daily, with proof that those with prominent societal roles do not deserve them, and in fact are using them to wreak havoc, it can become overwhelming. What are average citizens to do?
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Across the country, politicians of all stripes are beginning to understand that Americans are mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore.
What we do have to take (back) is the power we had handed over — and never relinquish it again.
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