one problem with political science is that you canโt rerun the same candidate to test them against a bunch of a different opponents of varying ideologies, except for Peru, where you can
If I could only read 10 authors for the rest of my life
1. Homer
2. Virgil
3. Sophocles
4. Shakespeare
5. KJV Bible (I know, not an author. But whatever)
6. Tolstoy
7. Dostoevsky
8. Hemingway
9. Fitzgerald
10. Twain
Why our politics have gotten stupider since the 1990s.
To be "into politics" back then you basically needed to engage with serious journalism or books from major publishers.
That world is gone. Now, no matter how stupid you are, there is content that carters to you.
@solonflnmore@paddington1118@alt_ccc Without causing a huge political debate I'm currently too high to care to engage in, it's because I'm not a right-winger. I'm centre-left and the Fujimoris are VERY far to the right.
@Tori_TLCR@ijimaia You won't find me opposing equal wages, job programs or even social welfare. At the same time, abortion is a lovely form of quality and population control that can nip defectives in the bud before they are born and become persons with rights.
@Tori_TLCR@a_darkcorner@ijimaia When the NDP returns to parliament in 2029 we will (hopefully) hold the balance of power and force Carney to do exactly that. Maybe push for PR or IRV too.