[Bradley_A_Pliam]

If there isn't a top down effort, it will be a sluggish, "I'll get to when I feel like it" approach to dealing with existential threats to the human race. We have to come to terms with the fact that utopian dreams must be, to a large extent, deferred in order to do what is right for the planet with an every shrinking window of time. That means utilizing existing power structures. As I said, authoritarianism is a present reality that gets things done, though freedom-loving Americans fail to notice this. I don't want authoritarianism, I'm hoping for a signaling and messaging from influencers and power-brokers to coalesce a national response to urgent issues.