To be clear, I don't think you have any obligation to the public; it just seems like you were out to make a partisan point (and wanted to 'team-up' with the commenter you originally responded to in this thread).
> To be clear, I don't think you have any obligation to the public
Tangentially: I know that's a norm (or almost one) but I think that they do, and that we all do. We are all responsible for our communities. Their state, good or bad, improving or not, depends completely on our actions.