Many have made initial gestures towards openness: Theodore Roosevelt; his cousin, Franklin; Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Jimmy Carter; Barack Obama. Each one could go only as far as his personal views about executive power, and about who should be included in the democratic process, took him. Every one, except Carter, ascribed to government by Executive Session, to some degree. Peter Magyar will go beyond showmanship , to the extent he trusts the wisdom of the average Laszlo and Erszebet.
Renewing US democracy after Trump will take heroic effort, careful planning, and good information about how other countries did it. We look now to Hungary for some lessons on communication. Dosa's report on Magyar’s first days in office and the symbols and gestures he projected is very instructive. Trump has forever besmirched and made rotten the old symbols that shored up the institutions of American democracy. To rebuild democratic institutions and habits and feelings, we will have to reframe those symbols but also create new ones suitable to our current citizenry. Magyar is showing how. A great read.
Wow you speak so clearly of the obstacles and how Péter Magyar is dealing with them. All my hope & good wishes is with the people of Hungary.
Many have made initial gestures towards openness: Theodore Roosevelt; his cousin, Franklin; Dwight D. Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Jimmy Carter; Barack Obama. Each one could go only as far as his personal views about executive power, and about who should be included in the democratic process, took him. Every one, except Carter, ascribed to government by Executive Session, to some degree. Peter Magyar will go beyond showmanship , to the extent he trusts the wisdom of the average Laszlo and Erszebet.
Renewing US democracy after Trump will take heroic effort, careful planning, and good information about how other countries did it. We look now to Hungary for some lessons on communication. Dosa's report on Magyar’s first days in office and the symbols and gestures he projected is very instructive. Trump has forever besmirched and made rotten the old symbols that shored up the institutions of American democracy. To rebuild democratic institutions and habits and feelings, we will have to reframe those symbols but also create new ones suitable to our current citizenry. Magyar is showing how. A great read.