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It used to be that if one's favoured candidate didn't get elected, people would wish the winning candidate the best and rally behind them. At this point a lot o
by fareesh 10y ago
It used to be that if one's favoured candidate didn't get elected, people would wish the winning candidate the best and rally behind them. At this point a lot of the public has become so invested in having their worldview validated that they are wishing for something bad to happen out of sheer lust for vindication. The other day I saw a website called hillarybeattrump.org where people have created a pretend universe where Hillary won the election and have written full fledged fan fiction about it. Just seems a little over the top.
- GavinMcG 10y agoI think there might be something deeper going on than just "having their worldview validated" or "lust for vindication". It's also that the destructive and party-focused style of politics championed by Newt Gingrich has become deeply sown and has shaped how Congress functions. It used to be that if one's favored candidate didn't get elected, you'd still trust that the country's political leadership would take seriously their responsibility to govern and to do so in the best interests of everyone. Now it seems that the political leadership is most serious about party loyalty and appeasing the radical side of their base.