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These questions are about common sense, but the election of Trump has proven once again (if it needed proof) that politics don't have anything to do with common
by bambax 2y ago
These questions are about common sense, but the election of Trump has proven once again (if it needed proof) that politics don't have anything to do with common sense.
Politics is about sticking it to the other side, even if it means hurting oneself in the process.
I'm not sure anymore the famous Churchill quote about democracy[0] is true. Elections inevitably produce populism, and populism often lead to catastrophe. But we haven't tried "all the other" forms of government, and some could be tried again. Sortition being a prime candidate:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
[0] “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoAs a fan of democracy, I always like to point out when people complain about the results of the democratic process in the US, that the US has many well understood flaws in its democracy that could be fixed to the benefit of all by increasing the level democracy. Some examples are: * Voting systems that don't encourage polarization * Mandatory voting * Anti-gerryamndering But there's lots, from small scale to large, within and outside of political parties and politics generally. It's a bit "no true democracy" but generally giving people a say seems to work really well, even in the face of people trying to sub wet it.