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Probably appears worse than it is I don't mean to diminish the significance of any particular issue, but this is definitely true for much of what you hear abou
by GHFigs 14y ago
Probably appears worse than it is
I don't mean to diminish the significance of any particular issue, but this is definitely true for much of what you hear about the US. Our media, both mainstream and alternative, tends to revolve around scandal and outrage, and there's an apocalyptic undertone that we love to hear in everything. Imagining events as fragments of gigantic intractable problems that may soon crush us all infuses our opposition to them with a sense of heroism so American that we feel naked without it.
- rthomas6 14y ago>Imagining events as fragments of gigantic intractable problems that may soon crush us all infuses our opposition to them with a sense of heroism so American that we feel naked without it. This rings so true. I think you just hit upon one of the reasons why American politics is so polarizing. Maybe middle ground and slow progress don't get talked about because there's no bad guy to rally against.
- TestingYourShit 14y agoLuckily, we can all wax poetic about how much better we are than the system we live in an participate in. My ego could also use a boost, so I will join in this pointless "I totally agree" thread. Seriously though, can we actually discuss solutions instead of another circle jerk thread where we all nod our heads and agree about problems that have been known for a long time now? American politics are diversionary because that's what it takes to get votes into the polls. There is little power in voting, we live in a democratic republic. The people we vote on do the real thinking, thank god.
- kingkawn 14y agoMedia in general tends to revolve around scandal and outrage, including the scandal and outrage over how the media revolves around scandal and outrage.
- joe_the_user 14y agoImagining events as fragments of gigantic intractable problems that may soon crush us all infuses our opposition to them with a sense of heroism so American that we feel naked without it. Yes but, what if, this itself really is ... a gigantic intractable problems that may soon crush us all...?