Was it Rumsfeld who said you have to act with the army you have instead of the one you want, or words to that effect? The same reality is true here, I think. You may not think the governmental people in place can or will do anything about the stressors you point out. On the other hand, you're not going to get the socialists you want in the foreseeable future so you're well advised to fend off those who would make things worse and encourage those who would try to make things better even if not in precisely the way you would prefer.
In my line of work, use of computers is destroying the process and the product. Solution—more computers! Do I understand reification properly?
Was it Rumsfeld who said you have to act with the army you have instead of the one you want, or words to that effect? The same reality is true here, I think. You may not think the governmental people in place can or will do anything about the stressors you point out. On the other hand, you're not going to get the socialists you want in the foreseeable future so you're well advised to fend off those who would make things worse and encourage those who would try to make things better even if not in precisely the way you would prefer.