I have been hearing the threat of the overreaching Government since I was old enough to vote,,,and though anything is possible,, I still don't find it any more probable now than it was the first time I heard it.
I do believe civil unrest is on the horizon, but not in the fashion of big brother overruling Miranda for the majority of people. Civil unrest is inevitable in my opinion because the culture has turned from an 'us' center, to a 'me' center only disguised as us. The media in particular is molding peoples minds with pressures to accept the current explanations of what is 'normal' or 'acceptable' at the risk of being banned, or boycotted, or labeled some other type of outcast.
People and corporations are out for themselves, and very detached and uncaring about the plights of others OR they are fed up of seeing the disconnect in society where so many are ignorant and uncaring of the plight of others. Either way, the detached/uncaring will be pushing back against those trying to promote empathy, compassion, and justice AND those who care to not be detached will be pushing back against those trying to promote the egocentric culture which dehumanizes so many.
We have perhaps had too much drastic CHANGE for too many in too short a time. Within just a decade,
1. same sex has been made to be embraced and supported at the threat of disenfranchisement otherwise
2. The human body has been redefined, so that humans with penises(formerly known as MEN) are now being flaunted as having the WRONG anatomy because they are actually women? Humans with vaginas(formerly known as WOMEN) are being flaunted as having the WRONG anatomy because they are actually MEN?
3. The ideas of faith and religion have been belittled to the point of being scapegoated for terrorism(Islam) or for bigotry(Christianity)
4. Marriage has been minimized and made redundant.
5. The 'family unit' has been made generic with no roles or expectations other than LOVE.
6. Women home mothering their kids instead of at a traditional job have been made into parasites and pariahs unless they are fortunate enough to have a man paying bills for them.
7. The idea that civil rights activism is still needed has caused unrest and defensiveness for a large part of the American community.
THAT IS ALOT OF CHANGE IN NOT ALOT OF TIME and many people are feeling overwhelmed and their cultures and ways of life attacked
As far as government goes, It has a big job being representative of the people, when the people are so diverse and the line between perceived justice and equality vs preference is such a controversial one amongst 'the people'. I do believe it will undergo drastic changes, it must , to either accomodate or reverse the huge cultural changes.
Edited by
msharmony
on Mon 03/06/17 11:19 AM