Eric Liu: “You’re more powerful than you think”

Eric Liu, founder of the citizen university and chief executive officer (CEO), told us about the citizenship at the summit and was fully understood. Not about the status of documents based on US immigration laws, but the wider, more ethical awareness of becoming a member of the community, about community contributors

We are not defined by some foresighted leaders at the top of the organization, but by the government's vision that is met by us, it is time to materialize and achieve service to people. In today's citizen life the most serious illness is not self-realization helpless that many people have, not corruption, irony, malfunctioning occurring at all levels of government across the country. When feeling that the whole system has been operated, it is easy to wonder why you do not even want to participate in civic life.

He also talked about the issue of power. To live as a citizen, you must have the power: how it works, who owns it, who is not, and why. He told us that everyone participating in the US Code Summit could consider their own technical experts, government workers or problem solvers.

"We are interacting with people of all occupations, careers, civic artists, civil scientists, citizen educators, citizen legislators ... ... It is now important to use adjective citizens to qualify nouns . "

In Code for America, we regard ourselves as "private technical experts" or technocrats as citizens and apply their technical knowledge to civil rights issues. However, he thinks citizens consider it as important as a technician - it does not mean we need to teach them a code. We can also find creative solutions (Under US law, the government is also trying to teach the same principles as the government led government).

To listen to Eric's summit speech including his anti-culture of wake-up service, please watch the following video

Americans do not act as extremists. I also did not vote (the voter turnout was 61.4% in 2016). Eric Liu, author of "You are stronger than you think" points out that there is no vote. If you do not mind, you will give your own power to others - perhaps wealthy, white or old, and they will definitely produce results. MoveOn.org (with other groups) promised if the cards fired Mueller, replacing the delegate Rodstein's Deputy Attorney General, or do something else that would hinder investigation I asked people to sign. It is prudent to warn the government that the masses are resistant, although it is unlikely that the majority of people planning to pre-arrange time and routes and trying to march in advance will pre-register.

I am still convinced of this explanation, but I did not realize that other things might happen until Eric Liu's book, "You are stronger than you think", was read. Introduction, Liu believes that the dynamics behind Trump and Sanders is related to the power of increasing concentration of specific agencies and companies. The new thing is that this unprecedented concentration of power is now a big boost. Its motive power, regardless of whether it is right, whether it is left, or whether it is a citizen of everywhere, their chaotic effort - others - the right to speak people of all colors and beliefs The revolution promised by Thunders and playing cards is still fused even if only one of them has the power of the federal government to support it.

Eric Liu, author of a recent book on political activities, said: "We are in the era of bottom-up citizenship, you are stronger than you think: the guide to citizen change has changed" . Through protests, meetings in city halls, political movements, Americans have already announced their voices. Successful sports derive power from groups, not individuals. The public gathers in the street of the city, the public sings outside the politician's office, and the voters question sharp questions at the city hall. This means working together. Online services such as Meetup.com's [Join the Sports] tab will help you find people and groups that share political prospects.