I think you’re really close to internalizing the problem, but you’re not quiet there yet (imho).
Today, every political problem is presented to you as a boolean, two options, left and right. That is how they manufacture consent. Don’t let you acknowledge the grey in the argument, one policy choice or the other. Zero sum. No room for policy discussion. Pick a team and root for their success, not discourse on how to deliver what everyone wants.
It’s presented to you like you have to choose between playing with your pews pews and lower taxes, or treating queers with respect and having free health care. And it’s not right and you shouldn’t put up with it.
So don’t. Don’t pick short hand. Don’t get married to a party. Celebrate that from time to time youre going to have to realign who you’re voting for to match whatever is the most important policy to you at the time.
In the same way you aren’t your kahkis or your job, you aren’t your party, and thats good.
I think you’re really close to internalizing the problem, but you’re not quiet there yet (imho).
Today, every political problem is presented to you as a boolean, two options, left and right. That is how they manufacture consent. Don’t let you acknowledge the grey in the argument, one policy choice or the other. Zero sum. No room for policy discussion. Pick a team and root for their success, not discourse on how to deliver what everyone wants.
It’s presented to you like you have to choose between playing with your pews pews and lower taxes, or treating queers with respect and having free health care. And it’s not right and you shouldn’t put up with it.
So don’t. Don’t pick short hand. Don’t get married to a party. Celebrate that from time to time youre going to have to realign who you’re voting for to match whatever is the most important policy to you at the time.
In the same way you aren’t your kahkis or your job, you aren’t your party, and thats good.