I’m not sure what your sarcasm contributes to the discussion.
I think op has a fair point. If we remove our political views, we can still see that our government and politics are extremely divided. Furthermore, wealth is accumulating into the hands of a very few. What should be democratic outcomes are substantially influenced by capital and the ones who possess capital.
You could argue that our politics were always divided. I haven’t forgotten how toxic it was during the Clinton administration (again, I’m not blaming either party or taking sides).
What’s making it worse today is with access to the internet and social media, everything is amplified times 100. Spreading misinformation is a lot easier and we’re dealing with adversarial nation states exploiting that to our detriment.
Personally, I don’t think this is sustainable in the long term.
Now- let me mix in my more biased opinions. In the country my parents immigrated from, doing things such as jailing or threatening to jail your political opponents, labeling all your political opponents as corrupt, criminals, etc was a common thing.
Over time, it only got worse over there. We are seeing those authoritarian tendencies here, and that’s the real terrifying part.
throwaway98121|7 years ago
I think op has a fair point. If we remove our political views, we can still see that our government and politics are extremely divided. Furthermore, wealth is accumulating into the hands of a very few. What should be democratic outcomes are substantially influenced by capital and the ones who possess capital.
You could argue that our politics were always divided. I haven’t forgotten how toxic it was during the Clinton administration (again, I’m not blaming either party or taking sides).
What’s making it worse today is with access to the internet and social media, everything is amplified times 100. Spreading misinformation is a lot easier and we’re dealing with adversarial nation states exploiting that to our detriment.
Personally, I don’t think this is sustainable in the long term.
Now- let me mix in my more biased opinions. In the country my parents immigrated from, doing things such as jailing or threatening to jail your political opponents, labeling all your political opponents as corrupt, criminals, etc was a common thing.
Over time, it only got worse over there. We are seeing those authoritarian tendencies here, and that’s the real terrifying part.
mythrwy|7 years ago
The corrupt and criminal should be called out. (never mind that those calling them out are often the same thing).
mooreds|7 years ago
But on serious note, do you not plan for the future or speculate on it?
anothergoogler|7 years ago