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Maybe not, but it can't hurt to try. |
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We all can "collectively" if we start doing what works for all of us instead of repeating the same
destructive belief system we still possess |
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Yes people in the past have |
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Yes the next president can change America. It would take time but every president is different. |
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I think there's no doubt that a single person in a position of sufficient authority can effect great
change. History shows this. To take the example of American presidents, Reagan seem to have had an
effect in changing the entire culture of America. Since his time, the term "liberal", once used with
pride, has become almost a dirty word. Politicians from the leftwards end of the political spectrum
tend to shy from it. The word "conservative" has instead become a badge of pride.
Other presidents like Franklin Roosevelt also made huge differences to the country, reshaping its
sense of what is right and possible. As Teddy Roosevelt said, the presidency is a "bully pulpit"
from which charismatic leaders can exert a strong influence over others. You only have to look at
how disastrous the Bush presidency has been, and think how it might all have been different if Al
Gore had won instead, to realise how much difference one person can make. |
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Only god can change the future of this misguided world.an until we all find happiness within
ourselves.which i believe comes from having a personal relationship with christ.until then this
whole world is doomed. |
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It might not radically change the future but certainly, on person can indeed improve the general
outlook of society. I don't think that person will necessarily be President however.
Heck, look at Bill Gates. He changed the world. |
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The old Hegelian notion that "great leaders" stand at the forefront of historic change is a
relatively outdated and quite inaccurate way of looking at the world. I think that individuals far
away from positions of any significant power have a great deal of agency and can, in fact, serve as
agents of change. Many of the decisions that most affect our lives are rendered at the local,
municipal level. How high your property taxes are, whether you have adequate garbage collection,
whether the snow is cleared from your city's streets after a winter storm, the quality of local
public transit, the state of your neighbourhood parks and libraries, as well as how much you have to
pay for parking when you go downtown are all decided at the local level, and probably also matter
far more to most people than a given president's foreign policy.
The cultural transformations of the 1960s serve as an excellent example of this. In many ways iconic
singers, like Bob Dylan, played a much greater role in re-shaping American culture and society than
those who sat in Congress, or in the White House. Change rose from below, as it did during the
struggle for Civil Rights, and political leaders in Washington simply followed along, accepting the
inevitability of social transformation. |
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11 Feb 2008 14:52
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