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I'm not a Brexiter but I really dislike this trend of "everything is a Brexit" problem. Can we dismiss all US problems as a "Trump" problem because it suits our
by ilikerashers 4y ago
I'm not a Brexiter but I really dislike this trend of "everything is a Brexit" problem. Can we dismiss all US problems as a "Trump" problem because it suits our own narrative?
It's a shallow perspective on a complex problem and I'd encourage you to read something with more depth.
- pjc50 4y agoA significant fraction of US and UK problems come from the same root of people refusing to have a good faith look at what's actually happening, or deal with the large amount of overtly misleading media output and unmeetable promises.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoAny time someone uses the phrase “good faith” you can discount everything they say, fyi. It’s a bad faith statement about a strawman of the opposition. Kind of ironic.
- dougmwne 4y agoBut once you run through all the complexity, you are usually left with “elections have consequences.” None of these problems are unfixable, but solutions do require leadership and competence.