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More people should listen to this. Davos said one of the biggest problems in 2017 will be political/ideological instability in democracies. The question is: how

More people should listen to this. Davos said one of the biggest problems in 2017 will be political/ideological instability in democracies. The question is: how do you stabilize? I just can't understand the short-term thinking of many here. The political system is volatile. You have growing radical fringes on both sides of the spectrum, increasingly more organized, more hysterical, and less factual. Blaming "the other side" achieves what? Put your egos aside and look at the big picture. How do you avoid total dislocation of the country? This was all predictable. All this is, is an escalation of political conflict between the left and right. How do you resolve conflict? Not by yelling at the other side, or telling them "they're responsible for their votes". You resolve conflict through competent communication. Most people don't want to do that, since it's easier to attack.

egopulsus 10y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful comment. I would say this was predictable if you followed politics closely for the past two years especially as the primaries got underway. It was also predictable if you actually took the time to investigate Donald Trump past the negative media sound bites and listened to what he intended to do when elected. I feel that in the very liberal city I am in, people are so blocked by their emotions and righteousness that competent communication isn't even an option. I have witnessed people freaking out big time. One person on facebook I am worried about. It's affecting their mental and physical health and it makes me wonder if instant access to information, social media, the internet, and 24 hour news cycles are all contributing to the downfall of civilization?