Democratic political strategy
this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2024
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Frankly the people are the ones moving further to the right because the state does not educate them and regulate corporate power, transforming the public into a myopic panicked herd.
That's actually false. When it comes to policy preferences, the actual electorate swings pretty far left compared to the right wing and far right parties they can choose between. Universal health care, parental leave, paid sick leave, higher minimum wage all enjoy broad and firm popular support, and neither party is even talking about this.
If you read this study, it mentions people are prone to affective polarization, that is a state of mind that is in itself extreme and it's related to people being myopic, that is governed by strong emotions such as panic instead of choosing rationally.