There doesn't seem to be a cure for collective insanity. The malady in this case is formed by the relatively new phenomenon of being able to align with others and shape public opinion, at least in some form, by hunting and pecking at a computer keyboard. In days gone by "influencers" had to leave their homes and attend meetings of like-minded dreamers to acquire enough imaginary authority to make changes.
The perfect example of this is one that's been mentioned here before, the I-94 link between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
In the so-called "democracy" that supposedly determines the relationships between us there won't be a vote of everyone concerned over the stretch of busy freeway. Ultimately, the decision to stop or proceed will be based on a small sample of the area's busy-bodies and the money available to do the task. This resembles nothing so much as the much-ridiculed Soviet "5 Year Plans" that routinely failed to produce the desired results. The government bureaucracy that referees this game is happy to have the business and hire more people to sit at more desks. They're encouraged by their typical Whig associates that own the construction companies that would necessarily be involved.
The local media has finally jumped into the fracas.
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