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Many people are politically disinterested even to the point of not bothering to vote. And like you said, even those that are engaged are still not qualified to

Many people are politically disinterested even to the point of not bothering to vote. And like you said, even those that are engaged are still not qualified to comment on the more complicated issues, of which there is a growing amount. It's an odd contrast with the perception that everything has become hyper-political, intersectional and everyone is an activist now. Obama once had an insightful remark about it. Sending a mean tweet is not activism. Political activism means reading legislation, learning how the political system works, learning law, and doing a huge amount of work on the ground. It's a lot of work, often unrewarding. Hence the Tweet. Zero effort. Immediate reward. Nothing changes.

hilbert42 3y ago
"It's an odd contrast with the perception that everything has become hyper-political, intersectional and everyone is an activist now." We know this has been exacerbated by biased and poor media reporting, social media etc. but it seems to me that with the complexities of modern life many don't stop to think about issues, nuances are lost thus views polarize to extremes. I wonder how much better things would be if we taught kids about politics and how they are likely to be manipulated later in life, and that before arriving at a position it was incumbent on citizens to consider the issues carefully. Obama's point would be half solved if kids left primary school primed with these notions, even though views were not fully developed they'd be easier to reinforce later. None of that stuff was drummed into me as a kid and I now wish it had been.