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Politics is not the problem. People discussing it are literally participating in democracy. The problem is that these discussions go nowhere. Everyone may come
by bserge 6y ago
Politics is not the problem. People discussing it are literally participating in democracy.
The problem is that these discussions go nowhere. Everyone may come to an agreement, and yet no one will do anything about it. Politicians themselves don't participate, which is sort of ironic.
Plus, these discussions often devolve into shit slinging over some general issues like racism, minority rights, wealth, power. It only takes a few people to start it, and often, all the rational people just leave at that point.
All of this blocking will just limit everyone's freedom and access to information. The core issue, education, is what needs to be solved.
- imtringued 6y agoIt's always two things. 1. You need to make officials accountable. 2. You have to make everyone in the country understand what's good for them and give them the ability to make informed votes. Uganda is suffering from 1. The US and Europe is suffering more from 2. (extremism in any direction). They are completely different problems. Censorship goes against 1. Fake news goes against 2.
- bserge 6y agoEh, I'm not seeing much of 1 in the western world, either. The political class is nigh untouchable. And when was the last time anyone explained in detail why they think a certain law would benefit people? Wouldn't be that hard to do. But I'm guessing it could reveal the real reasons behind many laws.