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Politics is starting to turn more and more into a football match. And if you don't want to play along with the 'winner-takes-all' dynamic, then by consequence

by Lutger 2y ago

Politics is starting to turn more and more into a football match. And if you don't want to play along with the 'winner-takes-all' dynamic, then by consequence you'll lose anyway. Politics as the heart of deliberative democracy seems already like a long lost ideal, or maybe that is too romantic a thought and it never really was like this to begin with? Maybe I am just getting old.

ANewFormation 2y ago
In the past elections were, at least on occassion, won by massive landslides, before then the 'other side' ending up back in power. This is only possible if people, at scale, were voting based on merit, rather than tribalism. Nowadays either side could run a literal vegetable and get near half the vote.
whynotmaybe 2y ago
It was always a strong reality in places where politics are a over simplistic two sided view "Left" vs "Right". This botched view can only lead to the herd mentality of "if you're not like us, you're wrong", which in the US or South Korea has slowly turned to "if you're note like us, you're dangerous". Democracy needs a personal implication into complex concepts that can't be answered with yes or no and many people lack the will to understand those concepts. Whoever comes forward and says "I'll handle this complex issue this way" will be the new messiah. This now seems like the downside of bringing huge knowledge to the masses with the internet. Now that everyone knows everything, they don't want anything to do with it. Maybe it's also linked to a current trend that you're supposed to have an opinion about everything happening. If you say that you're with the "magenta" party, everybody knows "your opinion" without the need of forging one yourself.
MrBuddyCasino 2y ago
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by Lutger 2y ago

ANewFormation 2y ago

In the past elections were, at least on occassion, won by massive landslides, before then the 'other side' ending up back in power. This is only possible if people, at scale, were voting based on merit, rather than tribalism. Nowadays either side could run a literal vegetable and get near half the vote.

whynotmaybe 2y ago

It was always a strong reality in places where politics are a over simplistic two sided view "Left" vs "Right". This botched view can only lead to the herd mentality of "if you're not like us, you're wrong", which in the US or South Korea has slowly turned to "if you're note like us, you're dangerous". Democracy needs a personal implication into complex concepts that can't be answered with yes or no and many people lack the will to understand those concepts. Whoever comes forward and says "I'll handle this complex issue this way" will be the new messiah. This now seems like the downside of bringing huge knowledge to the masses with the internet. Now that everyone knows everything, they don't want anything to do with it. Maybe it's also linked to a current trend that you're supposed to have an opinion about everything happening. If you say that you're with the "magenta" party, everybody knows "your opinion" without the need of forging one yourself.

MrBuddyCasino 2y ago

You are onto something here. If this topic interests you, there are worse places than https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/ https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/. The writing style can be challenging at times, but it will answer some of your questions.