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A Parallel Civic And Workers Internet

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Parallel Tracks for Clearer Communication   (Photo:   Abbas Tehrani   /   Unsplash ) First published on Medium . . Platforms like Twitter and Facebook have a place in our lives, and provide value to society. However, their place and value are   “free”   market overstated, bitterness overpopulated, and civil communication overrated.   We The People   can do better America!  . We have been weaned in the last four decades on an ever increasing myth of “ free ” market magic, and to look the other way on its five finger discount, crony capitalism corruption of the E.P.A, D.O.D., I.R.S., Treasury Department, and the department of nearly everything else. . We have been led to believe fear, anger, and violence are our closest friends. . We have learned how   freedom   means a cold and creepy conservative government hand in every uterus, an AR-15 slung over every conservative white male’s shoulder, and a mass-shooting coroner based in every school. . We have been told that our   neighbor, near