Is it the fear of AI and automation, or fascist laws that severely restrict freedom, or is it about future wars, hunger or a worsening climate?
Is it the fear of AI and automation, or fascist laws that severely restrict freedom, or is it about future wars, hunger or a worsening climate?
I woke this morning to thinking of socialism. The wind in the US is shifting. Not just the left either. Working class people are fed up of barely getting by. The last time this happened at scale was the 70s, Cities around the country built tall buildings to house folks, many of which were poorly maintained and turned to cesspools (but not all) and eventually were torn down. I hope we learn from the mistakes of the past - not only build massive buildings, but the infrastructure to support them too. People need green spaces…and not just roads and parking lots.
I’m optimistic that we will get closer to a success this time. It’s a shame other western countries get to have nice things while we have to work 3 jobs to cover the rent.
How do I plan to prepare? Inform, advocate, encourage. Vote.
The new “bi-party affordable housing bill” that became law today is largely aimed at removing regulations and requirements on modular/manufactured housing. It adds–get this–a new special mortgage for affordable housing under 100k. I mean, short of Marty McFly, no one is able to buy more than a doghouse for 100k. This is the kind of shit that passes with “strong support”. Rather than build shared, affordable, efficient housing, a lobby yet again wrote a bill that won’t help much or many.
I honestly have no clue what’s going to happen next, but I think Mandami has proven a lot of the people in the US are getting fed up with the status quo, especially this right wing laissez faire policies the current administration embodies. It’s going to be interesting to see where things end up if this momentum continues.