I’m actually with you - I don’t believe any one president can just wave a magic wand and do away with regulatory capture forever. I’m not sure what I said specifically that made you think I put that all on the president.
However it is still a very relevant question, which no one seems to want to answer: what CAN the next president DO to restore trust? Not necessarily restore it ALL but begin to heal the situation?
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Well, for anyone curious about history, the answer is “very little” because it does no longer depend on the president, but on the whole country. Or so I see it.
And it becomes fairyland quickly because so many things that would have to happen are not going to happen without the whole country stepping up and behind a new power.
That’s why the American president in this manner is quite worthless. But to answer your question, the thing s/he could do would be just that, unify the country behind a morally good idea. Anything else just won’t change what we think about the usa for the better.
So, unify the country behind a new democratic system. Then give it a decade or two!