National readers on their hopes for Humza Yousaf as First Minister
What do National readers want the new FM to prioritise?
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What do National readers want the new FM to prioritise?
He has said outrageous things. he needs to apologize to the american people. there are people all over this country who are really frightened. the other thing, chuck, is climate change. it is beyond comprehension that we have a president-elect who thinks the climate change is a hoax when the whole scientific community is telling us -- >> but i want to go back to this other point. what do you say to progressives that say, the republicans essentially united against president obama and guess what, it was good politically for the republican party. what you are describing is going to be perhaps goo...
I think there is a tendency because we have lived in an era that has been largely stable and peaceful, at least in advanced countries, where living standards have generally gone up, there is a tendency, i think, to assume that that's always the case. and it's not. democracy is hard work. in the united states if 43% of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened. if we are not serious about facts and what's true and what's not and particularly in the age of social media where so many people are getting their
Election or when an issue pops up for a few weeks. it's hard work. and the good news is, i think there are a lot of young people, certainly, who were involved in my campaigns and i think continue to be involved in work, not just politically but through nonprofits and other organizations, that can carry this hard work of democracy forward, but i do think sometimes there's complacency. here in europe i think there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during the cold world. who forget what it meant to have a wall. and i'll be honest, there have been times when i list...
Between how our governments operate versus our governments operate, where those distinctions aren't made. i've said many times around the world that, like any government, like any, like any set of human institutions, we have our flaws. we've operated imperfectly. there are times when we've made mistakes. there are times where i've made mistakes or our administration hasn't always aligned ourselves with the values that we need to align ourselves with. it's a work of constant improvement, but i can say to the german people that the united states has been good for germany. has looked out for germ...