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If all you've got is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail... The problem with US politics isn't that we need some magical way for assholes on the in
by Figs 13y ago
If all you've got is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail...
The problem with US politics isn't that we need some magical way for assholes on the internet to bicker more efficiently; it's that political culture is just broken. It's Us vs. Them mentality, the news and blame game, and the fact that nobody has any fucking idea how the economy actually works, in spite of having very strong opinions about it.
- mcv 13y agoThis is why it's important to oust both parties. Even if you think only one of them is the real problem while the other isn't so bad, if one of them remains, most people and media will remain stuck in the old Us vs Them culture. The system and everybody in it is toxic. They all need to go.
- greyfade 13y agoBut doing that will require the obscene political step of a vote of no confidence, a recall election, and a complete reform of campaign finance laws.... for which we need the help of politicians.