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I hear that same "can't do spirit" often from American conservatives. I think the only true obstacle is a lack of political will.

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I’m actually largely on board with can’t do in the us. It’s cultural. People want institutions to

1) work the relay they think they are supposed to work but have no idea

2) cost exactly zero dollars

3) function perfectly all the time

4) take their feedback and ignore the feedback of everyone else

American governance is so trapped by human paradoxes that it’s bound to function poorly. That’s particular to hear and particular to the societal narratives that we ((especially the right) ascribe to

Do you think places like the USA or Australia actually lack political will?

Far from it, there is plenty of political will in both countries. What's missing is any sort of coherent political will to drive good and beneficial change.

Ay least in so far as I'm able to discern what good and beneficial are. Certainly isn't the direction either country is headed.

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