Mechanisms of Societal Control and Discord: Pensions and Inflation
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The social and political dynamics in the Western world are currently in a holding pattern. Despite the fact that most politicians are universally hated, only partially masked by pollsters ignoring unlikely voters (id est, those discouraged or disaffected by the current system), the same people continue to get re-elected. The United States congress is the classic example with overall approval ratings hovering around 28 percent, yet incumbent advantage is the most significant determinant of re-election. These ratings may, of course, be an artifact of political fandom. The “he’s my favorite player because all other fanbases hate him” type of attitude so often witnessed in professional sports, but you would think a Democrat would have broad appeal to Democrats and a Republican would have broad appeal to Republicans, and this fandom would not be entirely localized given the nature of congressional rhetoric (where the local yokels are often ignored for the party grand strategy).
Mechanisms of Societal Control and Discord: Pensions and Inflation
Mechanisms of Societal Control and Discord…
Mechanisms of Societal Control and Discord: Pensions and Inflation
The social and political dynamics in the Western world are currently in a holding pattern. Despite the fact that most politicians are universally hated, only partially masked by pollsters ignoring unlikely voters (id est, those discouraged or disaffected by the current system), the same people continue to get re-elected. The United States congress is the classic example with overall approval ratings hovering around 28 percent, yet incumbent advantage is the most significant determinant of re-election. These ratings may, of course, be an artifact of political fandom. The “he’s my favorite player because all other fanbases hate him” type of attitude so often witnessed in professional sports, but you would think a Democrat would have broad appeal to Democrats and a Republican would have broad appeal to Republicans, and this fandom would not be entirely localized given the nature of congressional rhetoric (where the local yokels are often ignored for the party grand strategy).