"To really drain the swamp and get a handle on the deep state, people have to be informed and willing to endure short-term, perhaps medium-term, pain."
I'd go for medium to long term pain. The short term pain will pale in comparison. The most useful purpose of the short term pain I'll liken to a practice session for what comes next.
"To really drain the swamp and get a handle on the deep state, people have to be informed and willing to endure short-term, perhaps medium-term, pain."
I'd go for medium to long term pain. The short term pain will pale in comparison. The most useful purpose of the short term pain I'll liken to a practice session for what comes next.
It's not the first time this country has endured tough times.
What happens is the 'history rhymes' thing. People who lived through difficult times are no longer living. Wisdom from experience lost? Probably. And so the cycle repeats with different players and issues.
There's always some with hands either out or in the till.
"To really drain the swamp and get a handle on the deep state, people have to be informed and willing to endure short-term, perhaps medium-term, pain."
I'd go for medium to long term pain. The short term pain will pale in comparison. The most useful purpose of the short term pain I'll liken to a practice session for what comes next.
It's not the first time this country has endured tough times.
What happens is the 'history rhymes' thing. People who lived through difficult times are no longer living. Wisdom from experience lost? Probably. And so the cycle repeats with different players and issues.
There's always some with hands either out or in the till.
"The truth is a harsh mistress" Yup!