I confess, I didn’t watch the debates. I watched a bootlegged hour of the first debate, and listened to recaps of the second. Here are my thoughts: not on the debate itself, but on the format. 1) CNN’s lead-in and commentary on the debates remind me of watching UFC
This was never about learning more about the candidates, it’s about generating enough 15-second soundbites to craft whatever narrative you want. This is not what good democracy looks like, but it’s probably what good ratings look like.
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There are no direct free-market incentives to prioritize long-term civic health. Our whole system is fucked, and it’s getting fuckeder every day. A 2020 Dem victory can’t save us from that
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