American democratic politics is dying by detachment and boredom. A stark and urgent lesson for the democratic world

[myata]

"We'll invade Panama!" "Let's invade and/or press Denmark!". Any reaction? Do you hear anything? A total debilitating silence, interrupted only by the scratching pen in "confirmations". Nothing much is happening here, only business as usual. The future is assured and guaranteed, you know. What future?

American politics is detached and gone way too far from the reality whatever is happening in it. There's always the next session and the procedure why bother. Democracy is dying by entropy and boredom.

To recite the old dusty books, yes this is exactly how it happened the last time it's testing you and the society you give it a bite and it'll come for the next? You aren't bored? But who is dumb or is it failing memory to read to? Or is it the dough flowing in the pocket, important responsibility and procedures no time to distract to such trivialities?

More examples: but sure. Illegal immigration, school and mass shootings, astronomical cost of medications, big money and politics. In a sane prosperous society one of the richest on this planet, are these - all and together,  impossible, intractable problems that just couldn't be approached, in decades?

Unlikely, because there's a simpler answer also confirmed by objective evidence: they, not the abstract "man" but the political system and the big capital that pretty much runs it don't need these solutions, rational, effective and practical. It works much better for it as it is: one side crying and hugging immigrants, the other chastising and chasing them and in the result, nothing changing, for decades and generations. It, the system has degraded to the final stage of the functional decay and cannot produce working solutions, only perpetual bureaucratic motion. At this stage, I wouldn't be surprised if Democrat representatives (we already know about Republican) wouldn't even understand the question: look but we're doing something, working! Here's the protocol and the procedure! What reality?

And not a single high-speed train. In the 21st century. The richest country on the planet.

What hope remains, I can't tell. A new generation of leaders, in a coalition with the thinking and responsible part of the society speaking to it openly and honestly about its real and pressing problems? Committing to eliminating undue influence of the big money where it seeks to go counter to the interests of the society and do actual harm? A drastic overhaul of legislation to bring the price of basic medications to that in the other civilized countries, despite cries of doom and horror from the billionaire quarters? I couldn't tell what could be the chance of that. But what else? Is there such magic, anywhere in this universe?

And for the rest of us, a stark and pressing reminder: democracy cannot be abandoned to carefree laziness, indifference and fatigue. It will leave and there will be no one to stick the finger to. The destination on that path is always the same: oligarchy; third world; dictatorship; fascism. We will not find any new ends and/or answers down there.

Edited January 26, 2025 by myata

[myata]

American public interest could overcome (after a long struggle) the mob but couldn't touch the big money. That was the downfall of the democracy.

This is the real conflict and stark reality of today's America: not toy Democrats against toy Republicans. Not even immigration. It's the political systems that's almost entirely, 90-95-99% owned and run by the big dough.

Make a simple experiment: propose to make basic medications affordable. Possible? Sure, any number of countries have it. Makes sense? Ask any average citizen in the street. Urgent? Ask grandma on a pension. Now, forget Republicans how many representative Democrats would be interested? Let's see it, the number. Wouldn't it tell everything?

Edited January 26, 2025 by myata

[I am Groot]

American politics have been corrupt for a long time, but they've gotten much worse since their Supreme Court abandoned any pretense of protecting ordinary people and went all in on the idea that any restrictions on what people can spend on elections, or how much can be donated is somehow 'unconstitutional'. If American democracy dies it will be aided and abetted by an eager Supreme Court that shrugs off gerrymandering and other efforts at denying people a legitimate vote. Like ensuring people in the opposition areas have to line up for hours in the sun - even passing laws against giving them water (!) while areas where the governing party holds the majority have plenty of polls so they can walk in and out quickly.

"Sounds fine to us!" says the Supreme Court.

But honestly, America has been a kind of a phony democracy for decades. Studies done by academics have shown over the years that what the American government does bears no correlation to what the polls of the time said the people wanted. The American government does what the rich campaign doners want, not what the people want.

 

 

[Nationalist]

Well boys...as you Libbies have said...

Elections do have consequences. 

Stock up on tissue if you need to...and buckle up.

[gatomontes99]

I think Myata's first language may be Russian.

Я думаю, что первым языком Мяты может быть русский.

 

[Nationalist]

3 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

I think Myata's first language may be Russian.

Я думаю, что первым языком Мяты может быть русский.

 

It might be.

Hey @myata... are you a RUSSIAN? That would sure explain your weak usage of English...

[myata]

2 hours ago, I am Groot said:

But honestly, America has been a kind of a phony democracy for decades. Studies done by academics have shown over the years that what the American government does bears no correlation to what the polls of the time said the people wanted. The American government does what the rich campaign doners want, not what the people want.

Both parties are complicit in this. Playing into the system long replaced the reality of regular citizens.