The article explores a collective exhaustion felt by many in the wake of political turmoil, emphasizing a decline in 'civil capacity'âthe ability of civil organizations to address unmet needs. This exhaustion is not solely individual but a broader societal issue. To counteract this decline, there is a call to push labor unions, political parties, and other organizations to expand their functions beyond traditional limits. New strategies are needed to enhance civil capacity in order to supply goods and support that the state and market inadequately provide.
It's not just me, of course. Other people are exhausted by different things in different ways, and many people are exhausted (or worse) by more material changes in their lives.
This collective exhaustion... consists, at least in part, in a loss of what I'll call civil capacity. Civil capacity is the capacity of civil groups and organizations to provide goods not adequately provided by the market or the state.
Rekindling these efforts will require us to expect more from labor unions, political parties, and other organizations that have grown unhelpfully accustomed to offering a narrow range of services.
We need to develop civil capacity primarily because there are lots of goods states and markets fail to provide, and more every day.
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