Judging from much of the early responses I have seen, we seem to be taking the adult and courageous option, albeit that some leaders still seem to be clinging to the old ineffective system as a solution.
Ultimately this crisis moves us back to our democratic heritage of caring for all the citizens who make up this nation. It is about rebuilding community and realizing that simply a focus on profits and the markets has not, and will not, provide the kinds of solutions that are needed. We realize that an oligarchy was ill-suited to deal with real social issues. We realize that the leadership that has been telling us that neoliberal economics, with its attending income inequalities and its anti-democratic tendencies have been disastrous for the general population.
The necessary shift in priorities is to move away from market solutions and the focus on profit and a system run by economic elites to more egalitarian and democratic solutions. It is time to reestablish the balance of democracy to respond to this challenge and to rebuild a social system that is humane and sustainable.
And it must happen very quickly.
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