An Inquiry

 Of the many clear things from yesterday’s riots, one of them is that politicians who think that they can simply let other people do the right thing are actively undermining democracy. Can we say that anyone who thinks it is someone else’s responsibility to do the right thing is actively making the worldd worse?  There is no way to know what will ultimately make the significant difference.  It’s important to do what you know is right anyway. That’s all there is. Do what you know is right. Why is that a hard statement for other people to accept? What is wrong with our culture that there is always a justification for not doing the right thing? “What good would it really do?” “Well, maybe there is a better thing i can do later if I just do this one wrong thing now.” “Someone else will do it if I don’t.” “Someone else will do it if I do.” Sad. The other less clear thing is that this wouldn’t have happened if the entire political system hadn’t failed so spectacularly many many years ago. An