I took a PoliSci class in my undergrad days. The professor said that the one thing he hoped we'd remember is this: government moves incrementally. It makes a small step, and sees if the reaction is positive. If so, it'll take another small step in that direction. If not, it'll rescind the action. He also noted that things move much faster than this approach can address. How can we invoke an 'act-sense-respond' approach without resorting to an authoritarian approach (which is demonstrably almost impossible to keep 'benign')?