“I still can’t believe that out of the 350 million plus people in this country, we can’t come up with two truly qualified people to run for POTUS.” — Peter Beckley, Au…
That sign exemplifies a lot of things wrong with modern politics. The election of our nation’s leader is not a sporting event. It shouldn’t be a team event either. It should be a campaign to convince the people that the candidate is the best path forward for American people. But a quarter of the people only care that their “team” wins, another quarter only cares that the other “team” loses, or is punished, and half the people are indifferent which leads to this type of sporting event marketing in an attempt to engage an apathetic audience. It’s a troubling change to our national election process, and it does not bode well for our future.
Most of this is a Republican problem. See for example things like: “f— your feelings”, “the revenge tour”, “tr*** that b****”, etc. I don’t think any of that is about trying to select the best, most competent candidate, but instead, it’s about trying to own normal Americans.
When I was younger we disagreed about what path forward would lead to the best outcome, but we all identified as Americans, and we all wanted what was best for the country. Over the last 6 years, I’ve seen a dramatic change where politics is now about hurting the other party, or advancing a specific agenda, or just winning at any cost. People don’t seem to view Americans with different perspectives as their countrymen anymore. Republicans especially are party over country now. It fucking sucks, to be honest with you.
That sign exemplifies a lot of things wrong with modern politics. The election of our nation’s leader is not a sporting event. It shouldn’t be a team event either. It should be a campaign to convince the people that the candidate is the best path forward for American people. But a quarter of the people only care that their “team” wins, another quarter only cares that the other “team” loses, or is punished, and half the people are indifferent which leads to this type of sporting event marketing in an attempt to engage an apathetic audience. It’s a troubling change to our national election process, and it does not bode well for our future.
Most of this is a Republican problem. See for example things like: “f— your feelings”, “the revenge tour”, “tr*** that b****”, etc. I don’t think any of that is about trying to select the best, most competent candidate, but instead, it’s about trying to own normal Americans.
When I was younger we disagreed about what path forward would lead to the best outcome, but we all identified as Americans, and we all wanted what was best for the country. Over the last 6 years, I’ve seen a dramatic change where politics is now about hurting the other party, or advancing a specific agenda, or just winning at any cost. People don’t seem to view Americans with different perspectives as their countrymen anymore. Republicans especially are party over country now. It fucking sucks, to be honest with you.