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>Less gets done means the country gets worse and people get more radicalized trying to improve things. This opinion requires a great deal of justification.
by jshevek 6y ago
>Less gets done means the country gets worse and people get more radicalized trying to improve things.
This opinion requires a great deal of justification.
- mikepurvis 6y agoIsn't that exactly what we're seeing now? The government has basically been in gridlock since 2010, and voters have increasingly rewarded extreme policians who seek to shift the overton window over compromise politicians who work across party lines to find a middle ground. The book American Carnage is a fantastic deep dive on this (and extremely fair and even-handed, despite the bombastic title).
- jshevek 6y ago>Isn't that exactly what we're seeing now? If "that" is the cause-effect relationship claimed above, no we are not "seeing" this right now. There is a huge difference between events and the narratives, accurate or otherwise, which some people use to explain those events. The system under consideration is insanely complex, with an immense list of causal factors at play. To me, in my opinion, it's obvious that the causal relationship described above is at best a tiny contributor that is, itself, dependent on other factors also being present. At worst, it's completely wrong and a distraction from understanding the real causes.