badgenome said:
I realize that's a convenient and appealing explanation because it makes a clear enemy out of unsympathetic people (the rich), but it's overly simplistic and I wouldn't even rate it as a major problem. It's not like Congress votes in secret, and career politicians don't stay in Washington for 40 years on their own say so. The main problem in any democracy is always the population. When people are fat and stupid and just want their bread and circuses (corn and porn, in our case), "more democracy" cannot be the solution. I'm afraid the standard of living is going to have to take a precipitous drop before America pulls its head out of the Doritos bag and any change can take place. Even then, you'll just have a bunch of angry people who have been systematically infantilized, so nothing good is likely to come of it. Simple people want simple solutions and lazy people want easy solutions, but there aren't any to be had. |
I realize it's oversimplistic but it's a paragraph in an internet discussion not a doctoral thesis. I don't disagree with you either but making blanket statements that fat Americans with their heads in Doritos bags are dumb and lazy and that is the problem is a bit oversimplistic as well.
And for the record I don't advocate "more democracy" but a more effective and representational one. I know that is a pipe dream.
