this. there is a kind of people who are just not wired with the abiliy to consider second order effects. it makes democracy an absolutely terrifying form of government.
Technically, in Yanky-land, it's supposed to be a Democratic Republic, but that doesn't really change anything because your point still stands; and the worst of the voter bloc can still be persuaded to vote against their own best long-term interests.
I'm not sure that's the problem as opposed to all the propaganda in favor of shitty leftist ideas. No one cared about any of their shitty $CURRENT_YEAR issues if you go back far enough.
this. there is a kind of people who are just not wired with the abiliy to consider second order effects. it makes democracy an absolutely terrifying form of government.
Technically, in Yanky-land, it's supposed to be a Democratic Republic, but that doesn't really change anything because your point still stands; and the worst of the voter bloc can still be persuaded to vote against their own best long-term interests.
It would go a long way if we could all admit the majority of those kinds of people are women.
I'm not sure that's the problem as opposed to all the propaganda in favor of shitty leftist ideas. No one cared about any of their shitty $CURRENT_YEAR issues if you go back far enough.