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Originally Posted by Skybird
You pay with something much worse than dollars. You pay with the destruction of your political culture, the completion of the erosion of trust into institutions, and a polarization that sooner or later must lead to violent extremes and fanatism exceeding the scale if it does not get stopped.
You pay with fulfilling Russia's hopes.
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The political culture is working just fine IMO because I think the vast majority of people think this is exactly how it’s supposed to be. We’re a world predominantly made up of gullible morons who don’t know any better. Being spoon fed tailored information we’re left to argue with each other over feelings, best guesses, cut and paste wars, jabbing each other in ernest trying to defend our opinions and bias about things we honestly know nothing about. The people feeding you know you better than you know yourself and it just ends up getting regurgitated.
#1. Use hot-button issues to stir up controversy like abortion, monkey pox, polio, gay marriage, race, BLM, Nazis, facists, white supremecy, terrorist, Muslims, police or some other politically charged drama that doesn’t affect the establishment directly. I oft wondered whatever happened to Occupy Wall Street. I’m thinking because they actually directed everyone’s attention towards politicians and corporations it was all quickly put down and forgotten. Notice now not much is said about, about spending, abuse, wages, inflation, future of the country, foreign or domestic policy. You know those things that would reflect directly on the leadership. Nope just party DERP.
#2. Have one group get emotionally outraged or do something that will provoke a emotional reaction from the other group.
#3. Let the people vent out their anger onto each other and get at each other’s throats.
#4. When the issue fades away, foment a new controversy and wash, rinse, repeat to maintain the status quo. No evidence necessary “just believe”. But like I said if it helps you sleep better a night all the more power to ya, it’s your world.