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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzSeems amazing that a substantial majority of people are being exploited by policies like those being promoted by National & ACT. Yet it appears a majority will actively vote to continue that exploitation, often their own.
Seems like we have either a suffrage problem or an education/intelligence problem. Or both. Not sure how to start trying to address that.
But why do people actively vote against their own interest & that of the worst off in our society? Is marketing really that powerful?
That our society succumbs to 'populist' identity politics is an indictment on our society and its average level of education and perspective (provincial rather than globally informed).
@lightweight We seem to have a choice of being screwed by either undesirable policies, ineffective policies, or unattainable ones. Yay.
@vik the problem I see is that all the parties currently tipped to take control are deckchair re-arrangers - the ship is sinking and they're arguing over who should travel in steerage and who should get the crème brûlée.
Yeah, they're mostly tossers. There are, however, a few good ones, and we need to promote them.
@lightweight I suspect this will result in a lot of single-issue voting on local grievances.
Facebook will be the death of us all.
Maybe even talkback radio or white man podcasts and Telegram too.
People get in on that stuff, believe they’re hard done by, drive their Ute poorly, and then vote for National. Frankly it’s embarrassing but it makes logical sense based on what those media outlets push at you continually.
@futuresprog yeah, I think those things are definitely leading to the demise of civil society. Society is being shown to be a thin veneer...