Here's a thought: anger cannot sustain a system indefinitely.
It's very much like anaerobic respiration.
There is clearly a fresh wellspring of hostile, toxic energy since Covid. But no matter the scale and scope of it, it can't power everything (or indeed anything) forever. Eventually a new source of energy must be found.
A lot of political will currently hinges on anger, hostility and aggression. Anger fuels things for a (surprisingly) long time. But it is eventually, inevitably depleted.
@sumpnlikefaith
The main political anger I'm seeing these days, directed at the GLBTQ community, I'll bet you good money it will burn itself out even more quickly than most outrage, because it is founded on basically nothing at all. It is wholly manufactured.
Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I don't see it lasting.
Some anger leads to prolonged movements and change, though.
@janallmac That is true -- there are different kinds of anger.
Anger that is a response to injustice? Powerful!
Anger from grievance-mongering? Uhhh, not so much...