Creative Speculation

I believe the public in general does not exercise an ability to stay focused on a single issue for an extended period, and that having more than one major issue to deal with creates problems in maintaining support. All too often a single issue becomes all the rage and then fades away. Anything from school shootings to pandemics to armed standoffs with ranchers fizzle from national interest more quickly than chasing a white Bronco. Here are a few examples of issues that have faded into nothingness: Snowden, Gulf Horizon oil spill, hurricanes, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, exploitation of national parks, and electing as a Senator the person responsible for $1.7 billion Medicare fraud.

Today the militaries of the world consume our interests and distract us from the fact that we are in a war for the future. We are entering an epoch of battles over water, food, energy, and mass displacements of people. In comparison Trump is irrelevant – he will stay in his hidey-hole and remaining nothing more than a distraction without even being charged.