2020 was quite a year. We’ve had a pandemic, lock downs, contested elections, and many other challenges. So what have we learned? I’ll just speak for myself.
I have learned that certain political officials, when given power get a little power mad. I have learned that we cannot trust our politicians to do what is best for their voters or the country. I have learned that we cannot trust “experts” to always be right. I have learned that all our election workers and officials are not honest.
Perhaps, I knew these things to be true before but now after 2020 I personally can no longer ignore them. The challenge is to remain positive and respond to lessons learned.
If political officials abused their power during the pandemic they need to be removed. Just a shrug and a cynical “that’s how it is” are no longer sufficient, unless that is the reality in which we wish to live.
If our politicians do not do what is best for the voters and the country they must be made accountable with voter feedback, recalls, and votes in the next election. More working people need to become engaged. It is no longer acceptable to vote and leave everything else to others.
If “experts” are treated as infallible we are foolish. No human is infallible. We need to embrace second opinions and multiple options. We cannot afford herd mentality when dealing with pandemics, news cycles, etc.
The election this November and the evidence of irregularities disappointed me. We should never be so tribal that anything goes as long as our side wins. We need to do what we can to insure fair elections…no matter how the chips might fall.
All of these things are going to force me to be more involved. If we want a better future we need to be better at involvement. Not fun perhaps…but necessary.
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