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Yes, I believe the reason we have got to this point is the destruction of institutions such as the press. Historically the press had pushed narratives controll
by breppp 9mo ago
Yes, I believe the reason we have got to this point is the destruction of institutions such as the press.
Historically the press had pushed narratives controlled by state elites who also had a vested interest in the state wellbeing.
Today these are pushed by foreign entities or the more extreme the more engagement.
That's why conspiracy theories replaced established truths, the populist left believes in anti-state slogans such as "defund the police" and the populist right wants to destroy the supreme court
AI alignment might return the elites controlled narratives which were apparently crucial for democracy
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoYou realize you are being part of the problem that fell for the same talking points you accuse others of right? The “leftists” were arguing to demilitarize the police and spend money on mental health programs and when someone is having a mental health crisis, send someone trained to help the person instead of trigger happy untrained police who don’t know how to de escalate
- breppp 9mo agoIt is the same thing, it's taking institutions of the democratic state and dismantling them exactly like trump's attack on the supreme court which could also be explained with excuses such as "a non elected institution is trying to curb the will of the people", and that's just the top off my head
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoSo now you’re in favor of the state having a militarize police force who already has qualified immunity to take your life unjustly? And if you haven’t been paying attention, Trump loves the current Supreme Court
- breppp 9mo agoGenerally yes, I believe a democratic country without a working police force will implode. In my limited understanding of US politics the supreme court has a history of overriding Trump's actions as he generally favors overreach as a tactic
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoNo one said “not to have a police force”. They said not to have a militarized unaccountable police force. Three of the nine members of the Supreme Court were appointed by Trump and three other justices are conservative. They almost always rule in his favor and have given him unprecedented power
- breppp 9mo agothe slogan is "Defund the police" not "eliminate the police force militarization" or "realign police funding to mental health". It is an anti-institution rally call. The fact that Trump has appointed Justices does not make Trump's attacks on the supreme court whenever they cancel any of his radical programs less real. You are trying to argue that he shouldn't attack the supreme court, while I am arguing destroying institutions is ingrained into populism
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoI am saying he hasn’t attack the Supreme Court and you are factually incorrect.