I admit this post has a North American bias to it, although I think that generally speaking, irrationality pervades all modern democracies, although with to a different extent.
Thanks for reminding me that I didn’t just screw up and forever ruin my reputation at LW.
You can’t count me as a typical LW poster, since I am not. The majority might react less friendly on political themes, much more in accordance with the official “politics is a mind-killer” mantra of this site.
I think, the politics is an important aspect, too much missunderestimated and neglected here. Please, do speak about it, if you dare!
I’ll certainly agree that governments can be better or worse, but the actual political process(infighting for power) seems to be screwed up at a roughly constant level everywhere. The only major difference is the violence level—it’s an important difference in practice, of course, but not one that’s really at the core of the problems.
I’ll certainly agree that governments can be better or worse, but the actual political process(infighting for power) seems to be screwed up at a roughly constant level everywhere.
No, it most certainly isn’t “a roughly constant level everywhere”. It covers the entire range from occasional shouting to daily mass murder, depending where and when you look, and violence is certainly not the only problem; there’s also strategic misinformation, bribery and election fraud, all occurring at much higher rates than are commonly believed.
But giving examples would require naming specific people and groups, and that would bring undesirables out of the woodwork and into the conversation. Those sorts of conversations are held offline, where everyone’s rationality level is known and Google Alerts can’t summon the shills.
Which? American, European, worldwide?
I am not so sure about that. Maybe it is only the business as usual. I think it is likely so.
Otherwise, I like your post.
I admit this post has a North American bias to it, although I think that generally speaking, irrationality pervades all modern democracies, although with to a different extent.
Thanks for reminding me that I didn’t just screw up and forever ruin my reputation at LW.
You can’t count me as a typical LW poster, since I am not. The majority might react less friendly on political themes, much more in accordance with the official “politics is a mind-killer” mantra of this site.
I think, the politics is an important aspect, too much missunderestimated and neglected here. Please, do speak about it, if you dare!
The flaws of politics are mostly human, not national.
But some countries, systems and time periods do produce more or less of a problem.
I’ll certainly agree that governments can be better or worse, but the actual political process(infighting for power) seems to be screwed up at a roughly constant level everywhere. The only major difference is the violence level—it’s an important difference in practice, of course, but not one that’s really at the core of the problems.
No, it most certainly isn’t “a roughly constant level everywhere”. It covers the entire range from occasional shouting to daily mass murder, depending where and when you look, and violence is certainly not the only problem; there’s also strategic misinformation, bribery and election fraud, all occurring at much higher rates than are commonly believed.
But giving examples would require naming specific people and groups, and that would bring undesirables out of the woodwork and into the conversation. Those sorts of conversations are held offline, where everyone’s rationality level is known and Google Alerts can’t summon the shills.