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I believe that the pandemic will make world politics lean to the left. It's inevitable. Such a gigantic crisis will force society into mutual help, and will mak
by jokoon 6y ago
I believe that the pandemic will make world politics lean to the left. It's inevitable. Such a gigantic crisis will force society into mutual help, and will make it harder for values like independence and individualism to really thrive and endure. No man is an island. It's true that trade and entrepreneurship are a form of mutual help, but competition bring the worse, and it becomes the economy of the survival of the fittest.
When governments inject money into private banks, it's impossible to deny that capitalism doesn't work without state intervention. Capitalism has been dying since 2008. In my view it started dying after the end of the cold war. An ideology without rival slowly becomes irrelevant because it's unchallenged.
- ping_pong 6y agoAnd yet, it didn't do that with the US. I'm frankly shocked that so many anti-maskers and covid-hoaxers are so adamant, because this was the perfect case for universal health care in the US. And yet, you hear NO ONE calling for it. It's like learned helplessness. There's almost half the population that actively rejects it, which is mindboggling to me.
- yourmom2 6y agolearned helplessness is exactly what it is. it also explains the unwillingness to change the us political system. "yes it's awful but there's nothing we can do about it."
- Mc_Big_G 6y agoIDK if you noticed, but half the population watches brainwashing "entertainment" disguised as "news", which actively pushes conspiracy theories and disinformation down their welcoming throats.