I fully expect to come back to this post with plenty of Lemmy-tastic comments along the lines of "The people are tired of experts", but left-leaning instead of right.
this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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This is obvious bait, but I'll bite a little.
The real experts, that sound the alarm and call us to action, are largely silenced or ignored. These people are not in leadership or positions that hold any meaningful power or influence. Our actual leadership is mostly unqualified and playing team politics and tug of war while nothing gets done and the plane crashes.
Can you blame people for raising their hands and suggesting that the pilots, who are crashing the plane through their apathy and inaction, be removed?
Direct democracy would be a wonderful concept for humanity to explore. And the experts who are on the side of progress should be allowed to spearhead initiatives to solve the various crises our species and planet faces.
The comic is old, it was made in response to Trump saying he should be President because he's "Not a Politician"
I think he's keenly appealing to a feeling most people resonate with: distrust of politicians.
It pains me to give him any amount of credit, though. Thanks for the context.