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What's the single most important thing the President should address?
- Thread starter icehorse
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Unite Republicans and Democrats like he said he would.
They can only unite when they want to unite. We're far from that with the media instigating controversy all the time.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
It's kind of unsettling when you think media controls the direction of public opinion and thoughts.
I think the proliferation of information outlets with the internet and cable TV channels still needs maturing. Those that stir up the most emotion currently get too much attention. My MSN news feed is just full of any salacious story they can find and presented in the most salacious manner. This bombardment skews people's impression of what is really going on out there.
Optimistically, I think people will mature to see these media sources for what they are.
I prefer doing many things well.
It's certainly possible.
And focusing upon one thing doesn't mean doing it well.
Moreover, other important things would be ignored.
Work on avoiding war around the globe.
Altfish
Veteran Member
Sadly, it takes two sides to do that
Unless he's uniting them far to the left of the current Democratic position, this sounds like a horrible idea.
That nobody is above the law and justice administered accordingly.
Given the numbers who get their opinions from Fox and similar far-right outlets and the number who get their opinion from Daily Kos etc, the media may not control public opinion but their influence is very very large.
Heyo
Veteran Member
Yep. He's the President, he doesn't even have to do it all alone. He can delegate.
Heyo
Veteran Member
Re-establish trust in democracy.
Well, that's not one thing, it's a host of things. He'd have to fight voter suppression, Gerrymandering, money in politics and do what's legally possible for him to get Trump and his cronies behind bars - and that all without looking too partisan.
My cynical side might say:
Biden should do a good job promoting a viable candidate in 2024.
My less cynical side might counter:
(Don't worry - something is bound to come to me.)
To me the answer is: fight corruption.
The oligarchs and the 1%ers and such have corrupted the system so thoroughly that it seems to me that any other issue we're facing has been either created or made much, much worse do to corruption. Education, healthcare, climate change, obesity, environmental degradation, quality of goods, unemployment, extreme partisanship, wealth and income inequality and on and on and on. All made worse via corruption.
The oligarchs and the 1%ers and such have corrupted the system so thoroughly that it seems to me that any other issue we're facing has been either created or made much, much worse do to corruption. Education, healthcare, climate change, obesity, environmental degradation, quality of goods, unemployment, extreme partisanship, wealth and income inequality and on and on and on. All made worse via corruption.
Truth in love
Well-Known Member
Resign and take 3/4ths of congress with him to jail.
Truth in love
Well-Known Member
Could be there a quite a few that I’m not 100% sure deserve it.3/4 is too low
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
Getting us back to full employment or lowering costs.
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
There is a big gaping hole in the centrist arena. It will take some doing to get people moved back toward the center.