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I can see the same thing happening here on hacker news. Folks are dehumanizing any political opponent and I find it very scary for the future.
by influx 10y ago
I can see the same thing happening here on hacker news. Folks are dehumanizing any political opponent and I find it very scary for the future.
- internaut 10y agoI think in the new left/right post-war arrangement is losing territory in Europe and to a lesser extent in the United States. What we're seeing I believe is the old right and left coming up. You see that a bit with Sanders (who I see as a moderate leftist who'll be replaced by somebody further to the left), the new Labour leader and then UKIP/National Front and the neoreactionaries which hail from the 19th century. This is why there is so much aggravation around and fur flying. Lots of people are being exposed to the concept that huge numbers of people seriously disagree with them for the first time. Old questions considered settled are being redebated and the old answers are no longer convincing. If this is allowed to rise then a form of balance will be achieved. As President Snow articulated in the Hunger Games, you actually require a certain amount of change to keep long term political stability. If not then yes, I do believe there will be war. I've felt that way for several years now. I think the CIA analyst's predictions and timeline on Europe are accurate. tldr; If you allow Trump/Le Pen etc in power now, there will be less conflict later on. If the established order in the West cockblocks today then tensions will build into much worse outcomes.
- k__ 10y agoReally? To me it seems they only hating on Trump supporters, which is a special case I think.