What happens to the Democratic Party now? (3 Viewers)

[Heathen]

I’m sure much of us are having 2016 flashbacks this morning with a sick feeling to our stomachs..

2 of the last 3 elections Democrats have lost to a far right demagogue

Harris didn’t get close in many states to even Biden’s performance. We could very well lose the Presidency, Senate AND House depending on results the next few days…..

What went wrong?
What could’ve been done better?
What can we change in the future to ensure voters are motivated like they were when Obama was elected?

Democrats have no choice but to admit there’s a huge problem with some aspect of their platform— and to do a deep introspection of what’s going wrong..

 

[bird]

This acquiring intelligence thing is an uncertain business, what a mess. The species is on the verge of validating the concept of the Great Filter. Being too selfish, not team oriented, I don’t believe we have what it takes, too busy stabbing each other in the back, stealing from one another, killing each other. Could be there are too many of us for a happy ending.

Heinlein used to talk in his “Future History” stories about how the percentage of people that leave the planet of their birth is very small.

That being said, we will not colonize Mars within my lifetime, Eloon Musk’s lifetime or the lifetime of his grandchildren or possibly ever. Mars shoes not support life. In addition, there are numerous obstacles such as extreme low gravity, extreme thin atmosphere which does not shield cosmic radiation and the lack of ability to terra form, to name just a few. The social/psychological issues also pose a massive roadblock.

As for going elsewhere? Likely to never happen. Even with a drive capable of close to light speed the amount of material and the number of humans necessary would make such travel nothing beyond science fiction.