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Monday, 15 August 2016
quote [ Do you want to stop Donald Trump from rounding up Mexicans into camps? Try this: Encourage your idealistic, third-party-voting progressive and libertarian friends to drop their fantasies of an ideal, radically revised political and economic order and fight instead to protect what we’ve got. It’s the prudent thing to do, and it’s the principled move.
In a profound and persuasive new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal: Justice in a Diverse Society, the political philosopher Gerald Gaus shows that visions of political perfection are bound to lead us astray. ] Seems a surprisingly compelling argument to me, but I'd love to hear your opinions
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papango said @ 8:57am GMT on 15th August
Politics is messy. It's most often just about doing the least harm. And it needs doing all the time.
I'm always disappointed at the people who are passionate (on Facebook, realistically) about the US presidential election, but have no idea who their local city councillor is. Local stuff has a much bigger impact, but it's not very exciting. And it requires a bit more engagement than memes.
papango said @ 9:29am GMT on 15th August
Politics is messy. It's most often just about doing the least harm. And it needs doing all the time.
I'm always disappointed at the people who are passionate (on Facebook, realistically) about the US presidential election, but have no idea who their local city councillor is. Local stuff has a much bigger impact, but it's not very exciting. And it requires a bit more engagement than memes.
Edited to add: This disappointment slides into full-blown contempt for anyone wah wah-ing about how the political process they engage with in no meaningful way has failed to deliver a candidate that is championing their issues. And then fail to understand why the politicians we do get prefer to focus on the people who actually vote, rather than the Bernie or bust, I didn't win the big prize so I'm taking my ballot back to reddit to rage at thee!!!
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papango said @ 8:57am GMT on 15th August [Score:3]
Politics is messy. It's most often just about doing the least harm. And it needs doing all the time.
I'm always disappointed at the people who are passionate (on Facebook, realistically) about the US presidential election, but have no idea who their local city councillor is. Local stuff has a much bigger impact, but it's not very exciting. And it requires a bit more engagement than memes.
Edited to add: This disappointment slides into full-blown contempt for anyone wah wah-ing about how the political process they engage with in no meaningful way has failed to deliver a candidate that is championing their issues. And then fail to understand why the politicians we do get prefer to focus on the people who actually vote, rather than the Bernie or bust, I didn't win the big prize so I'm taking my ballot back to reddit to rage at thee!!!
