It's quite interesting to see how the framework of your society will destroy your ability to recognize and understand better alternatives.
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For example, people from the US, even erudite people, seem to be generally unaware of how a democratic society could and should function.
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Notions like people owing your views respect, protest votes being immoral or being obligated to choose the lesser evil... are not democratic
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They are not necessarily always wrong, but they betray a fundamental lack of understanding for how the democratic process actually works.
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Likewise the idea that the Democrats are the superior party for every voter just because the Republicans are evil incarnate. They're not.
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