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> What is it about our current American society that leads to basically a 50-50 split in registered voters? The parties choose the policies they peddle based l
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
> What is it about our current American society that leads to basically a 50-50 split in registered voters?
The parties choose the policies they peddle based loosely on principal and tightly on the voting blocks they think they will gain/lose them.
>Why are people so stuck in their ways? Why does it feel the conversion rate for convincing people to "change their values" or "see things differently" is basically 0?
Because politics in secular western societies has supplanted religion in some ways (it's very much not a like for like replacement) and people don't just change religions.
- MuffinFlavored 4y agoI feel like it's fair to say Conservative voters are measurably more religious than Liberal. Therefore, how much longer will our nation be "held back" (debatable) by people whose values + beliefs conflict themselves/defy logic/date back to what feels like its found or prior? Not trying to start a flame war or a "pick a side" war, just genuinely curious what legitimate conversations are going on about this topic/its weight.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoMost political conflict is based in subjective values where there is no right or wrong, in the objective sense. It is more about what people want, or more cynically, don't want. In most cases, you can't prove that someone doesn't want what they want, and vice versa. I think the most interesting and legitimate conversations in this space are those where people genuinely try to understand what others want, and seek out areas where they agree and have common ground. This is difficult