We are creatures of habit, single surface problems, congress proposes funding for the non-important,

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We are creatures of habit, single surface problems, congress proposes funding for the non-important, hypocrisy on the "left" leadership, CIA secretly collecting bulk data, citizens blast politicians.

My rant - We are creatures of habit. We stunt ourselves with progress because we don’t understand things. Maybe people aren’t as stupid- they just like single the surface problems and not the underlying bigger problems. Most people are indoctrinated, actively looking for distraction, tired, emotionally dysfunctional and/or incentivized to be selfish by an economic system that is inherently exploitative but most aren’t complete idiots. Young people especially are observant of the world around them.

Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China - source
The America COMPETES Act for example. It just passed by the House, is an industrial policy plan for semiconductor production and supply chain resiliency. It sets aside technology investment funds for everything from high-level research to high school computer science. And in the bill Congress Proposed $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China. But no funding for American citizens.

The hypocrisy on the left “do as I say not as I do” with the masks - source 1, source 2
“Do as I say not as I do” with the masks. Govenor Newsom, Stacey Abrams, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman Democrat of New York, and Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan all for examples.

CIA is secretly collecting bulk data pertaining to Americans, senators say - source
A partially redacted letter from Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said the program existed outside the normal bounds of oversight. Wyden and Heinrich said the program operated “outside the statutory framework that Congress and the public believe govern this collection.”

Poll: Citizens globally blast politicians' lack of action to combat climate change - source
The world is on fire and our leaders are failing, poll finds. Citizens want their governments to solve climate change by magic while also not being inconvenienced in any way. This pure delusion. A new POLITICO Morning Consult Global Sustainability Poll reveals frustration from citizens that they are being left to take on climate action on their own, when they believe governments and the companies with the most resources (which also tend to bear the most responsibility for carbon emissions) should shoulder the burden. EVERYONE should shoulder the burden, we are all guilty.