Citizens are not the ones being paid to govern, develop policy, or solve public problems. Political leaders, advisors, bureaucrats, and public institutions are.
At this point, many citizens are simply asking for a meaningful say in their future. The fact that so much of the political, bureaucratic, and institutional establishment is lining up to oppose that tells you everything you need to know.
Demanding that citizens have a fully developed plan before they are allowed to voice concerns misses the point entirely.
Citizens are not the ones being paid to govern, develop policy, or solve public problems. Political leaders, advisors (like Ken purports to be) bureaucrats, and public institutions are. You know all the people paid by the public, to supposedly work in the public interest?!
If the people who shape policy actually cared about the future or the public interest, they would spend less time dismissing citizens and more time listening to the growing frustration of people who feel unheard, unrepresented, and increasingly disconnected from the institutions that claim to serve them.
Instead, we get endless political theatre, partisan talking points, and childish finger-pointing. More noise. Less substance.
What many citizens are asking for is not complicated: meaningful discussion, honest debate, accountability, and a genuine willingness to listen.
Is that really so hard Ken, Jason, Tyler, Thomas and friends?
Where are the serious and sophisticated conversations about the future of this country?
Because from where I sit, too many of the people shaping policy seem more interested in defending the system than addressing the concerns of the people it is supposed to serve.
That should concern all of us. In fact, this is just embarrassing to watch.