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Yeah, it's not that political tactics have gotten dirtier, it's just that distribution has gotten easier.
by mattmaroon 17y ago
Yeah, it's not that political tactics have gotten dirtier, it's just that distribution has gotten easier.
- smallblacksun 17y agoI would argue that politics have actually gotten cleaner (in the US). Violence used to be commonplace in political races, and now are virtually unheard of.
- electromagnetic 17y agoPhysical violence has, but I've still heard all too many reports of vandalism in political races and not just from the US media. I'm a brit living in Canada and I've heard reports of vandalism in political races in the UK, CA and US; incidentally I've only heard it being committed on left wing supporters.
- nitrogen 16y agoincidentally I've only heard it being committed on left wing supporters. I don't know why that is, because I've heard of plenty of harassment and vandalism against conservative supporters (or were they opposed?) of California's Prop 8 as well, but it didn't get much media coverage. I don't believe one can say that either liberals or conservatives are more "enlightened" overall, at least in matters of raw politics.