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Originally Posted by KClapp
So, if you've got some reasonable and viable solution to the fact half this nation would rather be red than suffer a bit of hardship, then I'm all eyes and ears. Otherwise, I'll just continue to view that half of this nation as my sworn enemy and continue to prepare accordingly.
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It can be done, actually. Take a hard, critical look at ACORN. Notice how they, and others like them, have accomplished a shift of American culture and values over the course of (roughly) 50 years.
The first problem, perhaps, is that most of us are not taught anything about how policy is actually made. We vote, maybe write a letter to a congress-critter, or something along that line. Notice that is all we are ever taught to do. But (rhetorical question) - how does a legislative action start? What sparks it and moves it along? Who pulls the strings to make such things happen - and how do they pull them?
Some years ago, I read a most interesting introduction to the problem. Really, it's more of a how-to manual than anything else. It's easy to read, clear - and also considered a worthwhile text in the policy arena.
Start with: Policy Studies for Educational Leaders: An Introduction (2nd Edition) (Hardcover) by Frances C. Fowler. The book is expensive, although used copies can be had for a reasonable price (See Amazon). Or, there is the library.
Keep in mind what ACORN and others did. It did not involve tea parties, letters, or merely voting. To change the outcome, we may need to learn their tactics and adapt them to our needs.