Re:How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics
by ZeroGravitas on Friday February 04, 2022 @01:49PM
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There's actually research that supports this. Basically it doesn't matter what American voters want, they'll only get whatever the overlap between what big corporations want and what they want is.
It's heartening to me that 50-70% of American voters generally support every sensible policy you can name. Many of them are in no real danger of getting passed though.
Here's an article that covers the research and some critiques. The criticism seems a bit absurd to me, the bit about the rich being successful in convincing people of what they want only makes things worse, yet is presented as if it undermines the research.
It's heartening to me that 50-70% of American voters generally support every sensible policy you can name. Many of them are in no real danger of getting passed though.
Here's an article that covers the research and some critiques. The criticism seems a bit absurd to me, the bit about the rich being successful in convincing people of what they want only makes things worse, yet is presented as if it undermines the research.