More and more, I'm reminded of a play I'd seen a little under a year ago: THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley. The play is about how society finally catches up with technology and is able to police what happens on the Internet (1/4)https://twitter.com/Pup_Amp/status/1085344587806236672 …
Their sway comes from the fact that politicians (regardless of side) want to please them in return for various benefits (donations and less ethical benefits). But now the politicians have a problem that they need more than money, they need votes.
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So these politicians turn towards easily charged demographics to generate the votes they need (and then draw gerrymandered borders once they find those groups).
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These demographics tend to be groups that see things in stark terms. The GOP's infatuation with fundamentalist Christians is a prime example. So now these groups need to be kept happy so they keep voting for the politicians that are really working for the ultra-wealthy.
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my view of this is different. I don't think the "old curmudgeons with money" are really the problem in this context. They're a problem in a different manner, but really I think the majority of them couldn't give a shit let alone two.