(in a response to ‘i take no responsibility’ from trump and people soul-searching for answers)
…Generational shift and something I like to call ‘social inertia.’ People in power tend to stay in power. The older generation, the older ideologies – they’re on their last hurrah. In some cases, they’re doing as much damage as they can on their way out too.
In some cases – climate change – you can see the collective shoulder shrug in action. In other cases – the economy – the corruption isn’t even about hiding it anymore, it’s an actually visible power struggle and they’re on the losing side. The questions are how much longer can they hold the reigns and what can they do while they have them. (I guess as a secondary effect – how long will it take to fix the damage once they’ve been wrested away)…