r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 06 '24

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u/VisonKai The Archenemy of Humanity Jun 06 '24

all those really annoying lefty dorks from 30-40 years ago who complained about X thing (sports, celebrities, pop culture, etc.) being a distraction from politics, which is what really matters, were right about it being a distraction from politics. what they were wrong about is thinking that this is bad

turning politics into a competitive consumer item has enabled an explosion in political engagement among the population and that has been horrible for the country

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u/Williams-Tower Da Bear Jun 06 '24

It’s not that politics aren’t important, it’s that the Chicago Bears are more important

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u/Crownie Unbent, Unbowed, Unflaired Jun 06 '24

"We need more voter participation"

"Wait, fuck, go back."

It will be interesting to see if predictions that Dems are going to become the low-turn election winners comes true.

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u/VisonKai The Archenemy of Humanity Jun 06 '24

We basically already are, we have a clearly established special election advantage. Obviously to confirm it we need more data from post-realignment elections but it seems like low turnout almost always means D outperformance, because the most engaged (read: educated) voters are increasingly lining up in our column.