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Is it though? Most people are more politically center and the extremes of the political spectrum keep trying to pull politicians towards the extremes. When that
by malandrew 6y ago
Is it though? Most people are more politically center and the extremes of the political spectrum keep trying to pull politicians towards the extremes. When that failed to work, they started pulling out the "you're either with us or against us" card forcing people to pick sides or be ostracized if they risked being nuanced.
- chiefalchemist 6y agoPolitics and media have become extreme because they are dying "industries." The internet has (pardon me) disrupted both of them. Severely. They crank up the hyperbole in order to try to justify the need for their existence. That cycle can't go on forever. In fact we see the results weekly. For example, politicians aren't moving the needle so more and more people resort to protesting (and yes, rioting). I'm not an advocate of violence. But it's easy to see the level of frustration and disgust wasn't being addressed.
- RickJWagner 6y agoI started agreeing with you when you said politicians were failing people. I disagree sharply about the riots, though. I think bad actors use things like social media (and even traditional media) to whip people into a frenzy. That's where the violence comes from, and it is rooted in politics more than a reaction to it.
- chiefalchemist 6y agoBut those bad actors are the result of what? Satisfaction with the system? They recruit who? Otherswho are satisfied? I agree. Those violent events are complicated. But bad actors are the sole cause is an over-simplication.
- ikiris 6y agoWe should come to some agreement and maybe give some people 3/5ths of their rights, as has been done prior. That should solve these "extreme" positions with some much needed compromise.