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I really try to avoid this tendency to mythologize the present. It's something I am inherently cynical about. Every standing ovation as if an audience witnessed the greatest performance ever. GOAT talk. Every news story that says "made history" in its copy. Hyperbole galore.
So at its roots, I don't believe this at all. But I do believe there are a lot of vested interests in wanting us to believe that.
It's in the language people use. Talk of "red" and "blue" just reduce everyone to binaries, which is bullcrap. People are like "How can a woman who looks like a lesbian college teacher be undecided with a vote for Kamala?", forgetting that a lot of people aren't cool with the paving of Palestine into a parking lot. Or people pointing fingers at California saying, :You're a blue state, you voted for this" as if Orange County was super liberal country all along. Sorry to break this to everyone, but EVERYTHING is a mash-up of purple-green-pink-orange.
A lot of this is being jacked for the modern media economy of clicks, likes, engagement. Social media is doing this to us to a large degree. Polarization is good for ratings.
I'm really offended at how badly politics is being put on a path we saw with sports (ESPN SportsCenter, DraftKings) and financial news (CNBC, r/WallStreetBets, etc.). I honestly think we're months away from media companies coming up with "Fantasy Election Leagues" with cash prizes and gambling on them to boot. Polymarket is already bought in.
She's compromised in my eyes. Someone only a European could like. And I'm in Europe!
This.
I've thought that since a year ago. Some furniture got moved in the interim, but it's the same outcome.
So at its roots, I don't believe this at all. But I do believe there are a lot of vested interests in wanting us to believe that.
It's in the language people use. Talk of "red" and "blue" just reduce everyone to binaries, which is bullcrap. People are like "How can a woman who looks like a lesbian college teacher be undecided with a vote for Kamala?", forgetting that a lot of people aren't cool with the paving of Palestine into a parking lot. Or people pointing fingers at California saying, :You're a blue state, you voted for this" as if Orange County was super liberal country all along. Sorry to break this to everyone, but EVERYTHING is a mash-up of purple-green-pink-orange.
A lot of this is being jacked for the modern media economy of clicks, likes, engagement. Social media is doing this to us to a large degree. Polarization is good for ratings.
I'm really offended at how badly politics is being put on a path we saw with sports (ESPN SportsCenter, DraftKings) and financial news (CNBC, r/WallStreetBets, etc.). I honestly think we're months away from media companies coming up with "Fantasy Election Leagues" with cash prizes and gambling on them to boot. Polymarket is already bought in.
She's compromised in my eyes. Someone only a European could like. And I'm in Europe!
This.
I've thought that since a year ago. Some furniture got moved in the interim, but it's the same outcome.
I really try to avoid this tendency to mythologize the present. It's something I am inherently cynical about. Every standing ovation as if an audience witnessed the greatest performance ever. GOAT talk. Every news story that says "made history" in its copy. Hyperbole galore.
So at its roots, I don't believe this at all. But I do believe there are a lot of vested interests in wanting us to believe that.
It's in the language people use. Talk of "red" and "blue" just reduce everyone to binaries, which is bullcrap. People are like "How can a woman who looks like a lesbian college teacher be undecided with a vote for Kamala?", forgetting that a lot of people aren't cool with the paving of Palestine into a parking lot. Or people pointing fingers at California saying, :You're a blue state, you voted for this" as if Orange County was super liberal country all along. Sorry to break this to everyone, but EVERYTHING is a mash-up of purple-green-pink-orange.
A lot of this is being jacked for the modern media economy of clicks, likes, engagement. Social media is doing this to us to a large degree. Polarization is good for ratings.
I'm really offended at how badly politics is being put on a path we saw with sports (ESPN SportsCenter, DraftKings) and financial news (CNBC, r/WallStreetBets, etc.). I honestly think we're months away from media companies coming up with "Fantasy Election Leagues" with cash prizes and gambling on them to boot. Polymarket is already bought in.
She's compromised in my eyes. Someone only a European could like. And I'm in Europe!
This.
I've thought that since a year ago. Some furniture got moved in the interim, but it's the same outcome.
So at its roots, I don't believe this at all. But I do believe there are a lot of vested interests in wanting us to believe that.
It's in the language people use. Talk of "red" and "blue" just reduce everyone to binaries, which is bullcrap. People are like "How can a woman who looks like a lesbian college teacher be undecided with a vote for Kamala?", forgetting that a lot of people aren't cool with the paving of Palestine into a parking lot. Or people pointing fingers at California saying, :You're a blue state, you voted for this" as if Orange County was super liberal country all along. Sorry to break this to everyone, but EVERYTHING is a mash-up of purple-green-pink-orange.
A lot of this is being jacked for the modern media economy of clicks, likes, engagement. Social media is doing this to us to a large degree. Polarization is good for ratings.
I'm really offended at how badly politics is being put on a path we saw with sports (ESPN SportsCenter, DraftKings) and financial news (CNBC, r/WallStreetBets, etc.). I honestly think we're months away from media companies coming up with "Fantasy Election Leagues" with cash prizes and gambling on them to boot. Polymarket is already bought in.
She's compromised in my eyes. Someone only a European could like. And I'm in Europe!
This.
I've thought that since a year ago. Some furniture got moved in the interim, but it's the same outcome.
It was predictable, there was no serious rival and Harris totally screwed up with nonsense speeches.
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I can say that Trump is not a politician, but he is great in business, I predict that he will manage exports, increase income in the United States and taxes. More money from US national income and taxes will be in Israel's pockets.
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I can say that Trump is not a politician, but he is great in business, I predict that he will manage exports, increase income in the United States and taxes. More money from US national income and taxes will be in Israel's pockets.
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To be honest, that question applies no matter who is in office.
Anyway not that my 2 cents as a non-American matters, but if I was American... the two major issues for me would be the economy, and wars.
It's hard to say which administration would be better for the economy, and that also depends on who's asking - business owner, employee, investor, etc. Then again, some have suggested that the president doesn't have much control over the economy.
As for wars, we can all see what's happening under the present administration. Would it be more of the same, better or worse under Trump?
Anyway not that my 2 cents as a non-American matters, but if I was American... the two major issues for me would be the economy, and wars.
It's hard to say which administration would be better for the economy, and that also depends on who's asking - business owner, employee, investor, etc. Then again, some have suggested that the president doesn't have much control over the economy.
As for wars, we can all see what's happening under the present administration. Would it be more of the same, better or worse under Trump?
