Macrodoses #5: The Election
There is one more layer yet to the problematic nature of a sole focus on voting and electoral politics as the expression of citizenship: the very idea that formal government is what it’s all about. This is politics as a spectator sport at best, rather than a participatory pursuit, and as such is the specialised realm of experts who are a breed apar
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I have an abiding interest in the history of the Red Scare in this country as past and as prelude to where the country could be headed if the right wins the election.
For partisans on both sides, new policies enacted are not as important as keeping the pot boiling by galvanizing voter and donor enthusiasm. Indeed, achievements gained can be less helpful than achievements thwarted
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
The technocrats are obsessed with returning the system to the norm that they are used to and think of as the natural condition. The 2020 election, if it follows patterns, ought to be won by the technocracy, which means the Democrats, although in fact it is an election that can go either way and not significantly affect the process.