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Not everyone. The phrase "unelected bureaucrats" is almost exclusively a Republican talking point in US politics, used when they want deregulation of exactly t

Not everyone. The phrase "unelected bureaucrats" is almost exclusively a Republican talking point in US politics, used when they want deregulation of exactly this sort.

InTheArena 4y ago
It's the usual attack on anyone who isn't in power at the particular moment. For example, I am hearing a awful lot of complaints about un-elected judges this week.
- outsidetheparty 4y ago
  It's really not that at all. It's a very one-sided talking point, if you're hearing it a lot that simply demonstrates which media bubble you're in. Search for the phrase "unelected judges": the results are all right-wing sources, literally starting with the Heritage foundation and Daniel Horowitz. Over here in my media bubble I'm hearing a lot of complaints about judges who borderline perjured themselves in their confirmation hearings, "activist judges" (also a Republican talking point, now being used by Democrats to point out the hypocrisy of that talking point being used when the Heritage Foundation exists), "theocrats", and "destroying stare decisis". "Unelected" doesn't enter into it, because of course judges shouldn't be elected, the whole point of the judicial system was supposed to be for them to be insulated from politics and focus on the law.
  - InTheArena 4y ago
    https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=unelected%20judge https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=unelected%20judge
    - outsidetheparty 4y ago
      Yes, thank you for demonstrating precisely my point! The results are r/shitliberalssay, r/conservative, multiple quotes from FOX News, r/roevwadecelebration, r/conservative, r/deplatformed_ (a pro-Trump QAnon crank) and Donald Trump himself.... One single story using the phrase in reference to the Dobbs decision was posted to a handful of leftwing subreddits seven months ago; otherwise it's almost exclusively right-wingers using the phrase.
      - InTheArena 4y ago
        We must be getting different search results, because I saw /r/liberal, /r/shitredditsays, /r/news, r/inthenews But maybe our bubbles might be reversed.

Not everyone. The phrase "unelected bureaucrats" is almost exclusively a Republican talking point in US politics, used when they want deregulation of exactly this sort.

InTheArena 4y ago

It's the usual attack on anyone who isn't in power at the particular moment. For example, I am hearing a awful lot of complaints about un-elected judges this week.

outsidetheparty 4y ago
It's really not that at all. It's a very one-sided talking point, if you're hearing it a lot that simply demonstrates which media bubble you're in. Search for the phrase "unelected judges": the results are all right-wing sources, literally starting with the Heritage foundation and Daniel Horowitz. Over here in my media bubble I'm hearing a lot of complaints about judges who borderline perjured themselves in their confirmation hearings, "activist judges" (also a Republican talking point, now being used by Democrats to point out the hypocrisy of that talking point being used when the Heritage Foundation exists), "theocrats", and "destroying stare decisis". "Unelected" doesn't enter into it, because of course judges shouldn't be elected, the whole point of the judicial system was supposed to be for them to be insulated from politics and focus on the law.
- InTheArena 4y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=unelected%20judge https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=unelected%20judge
  - outsidetheparty 4y ago
    Yes, thank you for demonstrating precisely my point! The results are r/shitliberalssay, r/conservative, multiple quotes from FOX News, r/roevwadecelebration, r/conservative, r/deplatformed_ (a pro-Trump QAnon crank) and Donald Trump himself.... One single story using the phrase in reference to the Dobbs decision was posted to a handful of leftwing subreddits seven months ago; otherwise it's almost exclusively right-wingers using the phrase.
    - InTheArena 4y ago
      We must be getting different search results, because I saw /r/liberal, /r/shitredditsays, /r/news, r/inthenews But maybe our bubbles might be reversed.