(August 22, 2024 at 11:26 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(August 22, 2024 at 11:10 pm)Ivan Denisovich Wrote: Exactly. New right seeing that yearning for Hitler did not bring the votes started co-opting liberal language and sadly results seems to be good (for them) judging by popularity of far right worldwide.
Of course one can say that it shows something being deeply wrong with democracy (or rather elected politicians) if voters fall for it and even I must say that sometimes they stumble upon real problems, though their solutions are beyond idiotic.
I think it speaks more to our electorate and our system of education, rather than democracy itself. Democracy does indeed require an educated electorate, and that does scare politicians, but I'd say it falls on voters who can't discern bullshit from apple-butter.
Educated electorate is one thing but I would put more blame on politicians. What voters can do when politician lies deliberately about what he will do after being elected? To me it is no wonder that people buy into far right message of mainstream politicians not giving a shit about them as it is dog own truth. It's simply that far righters despite making correct diagnosis offer "cure" that is worse than disease.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
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Socrates.
Mikhail Bakunin.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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