To paraphrase John Adams: If honest people don't serve, others will.
I encourage people to consider running for elected office; not for fame nor fortune (you will get neither) but to engage more fully with our democracy (or what is left of it). Holding an elected office does not make one a leader, and from personal experience it was the worst job of my multiple careers, by far; but it is well worth doing. I am on the ballot today for the 12th time. I have lost (once, very badly - 86% to 14%), I have won, and I have won by such a slim margin that it needed a recount. I know enough not to take any of it personally.
great quote from Tim Snyder.....democracy is fragile..ruled so much by norms...we are collectively holding our breath..a Harris victory will not solve our structural , societal level, problems..but it will make is possible to move forward rather than catapult us toward a full blown oligarchy
To paraphrase John Adams: If honest people don't serve, others will.
I encourage people to consider running for elected office; not for fame nor fortune (you will get neither) but to engage more fully with our democracy (or what is left of it). Holding an elected office does not make one a leader, and from personal experience it was the worst job of my multiple careers, by far; but it is well worth doing. I am on the ballot today for the 12th time. I have lost (once, very badly - 86% to 14%), I have won, and I have won by such a slim margin that it needed a recount. I know enough not to take any of it personally.
great quote from Tim Snyder.....democracy is fragile..ruled so much by norms...we are collectively holding our breath..a Harris victory will not solve our structural , societal level, problems..but it will make is possible to move forward rather than catapult us toward a full blown oligarchy