Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate

Re:Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate by spangry on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:23AM (#28453011)

There are pros and cons to either approach. I've been wondering recently if voluntary voting in the US is partially responsible for the tribal political atmosphere? As I understand it, one of the big challenges both major parties face in the US is how to motivate their voting bases to actually turn up to vote at all. And as social media has shown us, there's nothing more engaging and motivating than outrage.

So both sides of US politics, and their surrogates in the media, are incentivised to stir up outrage against their opponent, leading to a more divided country in the long run.

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Re:Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate by __d on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @03:48AM (#28454323)

Tribalism in Australian politics might not be quite at the levels it is in the US, but it's certainly a factor.

Politicians and parties still attempt to create outrage as a way of attracting or sustaining attention, and diminishing their opponents.

I agree that a lot of effort goes into getting out the vote in the US, and that's much less a factor here, but the same tactics still tend to be used.

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