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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Sad to think that's the only way to get the U.S. to do the right thing... so much for American spirit and fortitude...
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People (i.e. not just Americans) seem to dislike change. I think that is why "no" and "opposition" are such popular positions. When someone proposes change, the "natural" response is to say that you like the world as it is, and so don't want to change things.
Now, in my experience Americans (and to be fair quite a few other nationalities) are natural innovators and great problem solvers -- given them an interesting challenge and they rise too it, and then some. The classic example has to be JFK and the Moon.
So don't tell people what not to do, but challenge them to make the 1000mpg car, the zero energy input house, the 1W PC (including display).....