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"Media at the moment seems determined to just chase easy engagement by trumpeting polarising issues and watching people squabble in the comments. " Yes. It's all about attracting eyeballs. | |||
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"Media at the moment seems determined to just chase easy engagement by trumpeting polarising issues and watching people squabble in the comments. Yes. It's all about attracting eyeballs." I think it’s potentially a bit more insidious if it continues unabated. The less nuanced politics is, the easier it is to sneak things past the populous. It appeals to easily to our need for an enemy/scapegoat and so situations develop whereby voters do the dirty work of the politicians for them. We see this a lot already. The best analogy I’ve ever heard for this is from Ben “Yahtzee” Crosshaw: " Politics now is like a basketball game with a brick wall down the centre line, with both teams on opposite sides just scoring endless open goals and occasionally pausing to sling dog shit over the wall”" | |||
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"Media at the moment seems determined to just chase easy engagement by trumpeting polarising issues and watching people squabble in the comments. Yes. It's all about attracting eyeballs. I think it’s potentially a bit more insidious if it continues unabated. The less nuanced politics is, the easier it is to sneak things past the populous. It appeals to easily to our need for an enemy/scapegoat and so situations develop whereby voters do the dirty work of the politicians for them. We see this a lot already. The best analogy I’ve ever heard for this is from Ben “Yahtzee” Crosshaw: Politics now is like a basketball game with a brick wall down the centre line, with both teams on opposite sides just scoring endless open goals and occasionally pausing to sling dog shit over the wall”" The aggression and fighting of politicians and the the amplification of that through he media, says more about the instability of our times than the structure of our political system. If we were booming, there would be little to discuss, other than some sort of scandal. | |||
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"Media at the moment seems determined to just chase easy engagement by trumpeting polarising issues and watching people squabble in the comments. Yes. It's all about attracting eyeballs. I think it’s potentially a bit more insidious if it continues unabated. The less nuanced politics is, the easier it is to sneak things past the populous. It appeals to easily to our need for an enemy/scapegoat and so situations develop whereby voters do the dirty work of the politicians for them. We see this a lot already. The best analogy I’ve ever heard for this is from Ben “Yahtzee” Crosshaw: Politics now is like a basketball game with a brick wall down the centre line, with both teams on opposite sides just scoring endless open goals and occasionally pausing to sling dog shit over the wall” The aggression and fighting of politicians and the the amplification of that through he media, says more about the instability of our times than the structure of our political system. If we were booming, there would be little to discuss, other than some sort of scandal. " I don’t disagree, but a lot of the rhetoric isn’t exactly ground breaking “indictment of our times” stuff. Iran, Israel, Immigration and “LABRE BAD GAMUN GOOD” is all pretty 90’s stuff. It’s more about the way the currents of politics flow through and are relevant to people’s lives; as if we’re on the brink of a US style society where your politics can be pigeonholed within two minutes of conversation or a cursory glance of their Facebook. I’m not hand wringing but it didn’t used to be as pronounced as this, and in the past I’ve been way more “politically active” than I am now as well so I’d have been more attuned to it. My theory is, as always, the banal pursuit of wealth. Stir shit up amongst the proles and profit from the ensuing destruction, except this time it’s The Keyboard Warriors vs The Royal Batallion of Punctuation Deniers and the battleground is Instagram comments. | |||
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""Keyboard Warriors vs The Royal Batallion of Punctuation Deniers"...... I'm not arguing for or against your point but pissed myself at this phrase and will use it liberally if you have no objection?" By all means 😎 | |||
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"I can't help but suspect the over emphasis of the culture wars in our media and politics is in some way to prevent the populace realising they're being screwed by the same system that funnels the majority of the wealth to the very top as our societies become more and more dependent and focused on massive multinational companies that make smaller regional competitors struggle much more. Better have us distracted fighting amongst ourselves than realising we need a class war instead " I think the rumblings are there, the reaction to that saccharine bullshit female astronaut spectacle was a step in the right direction for example | |||
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"Media at the moment seems determined to just chase easy engagement by trumpeting polarising issues and watching people squabble in the comments. Yes. It's all about attracting eyeballs. I think it’s potentially a bit more insidious if it continues unabated. The less nuanced politics is, the easier it is to sneak things past the populous. It appeals to easily to our need for an enemy/scapegoat and so situations develop whereby voters do the dirty work of the politicians for them. We see this a lot already. The best analogy I’ve ever heard for this is from Ben “Yahtzee” Crosshaw: Politics now is like a basketball game with a brick wall down the centre line, with both teams on opposite sides just scoring endless open goals and occasionally pausing to sling dog shit over the wall” The aggression and fighting of politicians and the the amplification of that through he media, says more about the instability of our times than the structure of our political system. If we were booming, there would be little to discuss, other than some sort of scandal. I don’t disagree, but a lot of the rhetoric isn’t exactly ground breaking “indictment of our times” stuff. Iran, Israel, Immigration and “LABRE BAD GAMUN GOOD” is all pretty 90’s stuff. It’s more about the way the currents of politics flow through and are relevant to people’s lives; as if we’re on the brink of a US style society where your politics can be pigeonholed within two minutes of conversation or a cursory glance of their Facebook. I’m not hand wringing but it didn’t used to be as pronounced as this, and in the past I’ve been way more “politically active” than I am now as well so I’d have been more attuned to it. My theory is, as always, the banal pursuit of wealth. Stir shit up amongst the proles and profit from the ensuing destruction, except this time it’s The Keyboard Warriors vs The Royal Batallion of Punctuation Deniers and the battleground is Instagram comments. " Personally I think many are conflating the state of the economy and the outcomes that occur from the realities of poor economic policies, with faux political gain, media influence and wealth. I can argue that left wing moderates are creating an environment that creates divide by ignoring the conservative perspectives. I could also argue that far left political influence has gone unchecked, to the point that it is now acceptable to gather en masse, dressed in black military or Middle Eastern clothing, with covered faces and using everyday objects as weapons against those who disagree politically. I can also argue that right wing views do not listen to socialists creating an environment that creates a divide, and far right groups also gather en masse in intimidating ways, mirroring the far left. What is missing is social cohesion and respect. Think back to lockdown, the 75th VE anniversary, national support for the NHS, appreciation for core workers in transport and retail, or simply walking down the local river path bumping into neighbours and noticing what had always been there. People rediscovered community, and a shared purpose. People rediscovered common ground through need, we had lost sight of that common need through over compensation, identity politics, positively and negatively discriminating to such an extent we created communities that became insular and self serving. Maybe the truth is this... we are not clever enough to work together and we will always strive on having a tribe mentality. Is that a cultural war or human traits? Either way the media and cultural wars are a reflection of tribal views that could be seen as keeping the direction of the tribe focused when the wheels are falling off. As I said further up, if we are booming the only discussion is scandal | |||
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