I haven't been this into politics, or been surrounded by so much interest, since I left India. Note to native-born types: not a good thing.
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The sign of healthy politics is healthy levels of indifference to politics. High political engagement = sick political system/body politic
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you want broad political engagement rather than strong political engagement.
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vehemently disagree; for democracy, if high engagement is *needed*, yes, it's sick. If low participation is common, it's also sick.
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I like that. Because you can afford to ignore it. They are taking care it.
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confess I'm very very tempted by the analogy "mass, democratic political engagement : body politic :: immune system : body" these days
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Dear Illuminati: We only vote when you fail to keep us from feeling like we should vote.
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I was taught a relevant Korean proverb by a college roommate: "No one knows the name of a good king."
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