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The year is 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic has come to an end, and the global economy is on the path to recovery. How did we get here? How did our economy and society evolve to overcome the greatest crisis of our age?
The U.S. began to change its approach after Nov. 3, 2020, when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election and the Democrats held the majority in both houses of Congress. Following his Inauguration in January 2021, President Biden moved quickly to rebuild frayed ties between America and Europe, setting up a forum to share collective intelligence that could inform a smarter form of government. European governments were eager to learn from the investment strategies used by the U.S. government—like those led by defense research agency DARPA—to spur research and development in high-risk technologies. And the U.S. was eager to learn from Europe how to create sustainable cities and reinvigorate civic participation.
In the summer of 2022, the other major crisis of our age took a turn for the apocalyptic. Climate breakdown finally landed in the developed world, testing the resilience of social systems. In the Midwestern U.S., a severe drought wiped out crops that supplied one-sixth of the world’s grain output. People woke up to the need for governments to form a coordinated response to climate change and direct global fiscal stimulus in support of a green economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic took so much from us, in lives lost and livelihoods shattered. But it also presented us with an opportunity to reshape our global economy, and we overcame our pain and trauma to unite and seize the moment. To secure a better future for all, it was the only thing to do.
originally posted by: infolurker
a reply to: Jonjonj
Do you see the Democrats in a hurry to implement Voter ID and Fair Elections?
Doubt this is going to get any better.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Jonjonj
In the Midwestern U.S., a severe drought wiped out crops that supplied one-sixth of the world’s grain output.
Hey look! They're planning another Ukrainian famine to deal with all those nasty red-staters out in flyover.
I am praying earnestly that my fellow countrymen will stand tall soon or that the courts will smack some sense into the election process and now allow 3-4 days of vote counting to steal an election.