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If you watch a video of a debate between politicians in the last few years, you think the style of conversation is not significantly different than that in vide
by Xcelerate 2y ago
If you watch a video of a debate between politicians in the last few years, you think the style of conversation is not significantly different than that in videos of debates from many decades ago?
- wk_end 2y agoIf the article were trying to make a point about politicians instead of protestors that might be relevant. FWIW though, politicians have only really gotten appreciably stupider in the US. They’re not great here in Canada but they never have been. Even as far-right politics have gained renewed prominence in Europe (notoriously not new), they’re not being carried by MTG-esque bozos. This suggests that an analysis that blames a global phenomenon like social media is flawed.