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My strongest impression about the election result was how come such a majority went for the tories? That was a shock to find that our bubble is in the minority now.
It feels like the tories are a party of pragmatic opportunism, reactive and without an actual mission, compared to Labour, who had a policy vision, but one that would take a bit of effort to accomplish...
or was it that the UKers are just daft?there aren't enough people clever enough to see through the populist right - simple messages and catchy slogans - i don't think that's the case, but it's hard to understand how educated and righteous non-metro-elite have been persuaded, when we weren't Cced
(Reminds me scarily of something i read about how the fascistic rural folk have control over the food supply and will starve out the cities...)
This concept that we are all in bubbles, which are getting stronger due to social media algorithms etc is interesting though (& dissensus must be part of that phenomenon ❌)
Are we desperately reaching out for affinity? Creating groupings in the 6 billion human population in order to find some meaningful social connection? Forming tribes and cults to make up for a general lack of purpose???
Or are we being sold this concept as a way to keep us feeling isolated and disempowered, to divide and conquer us and prevent human species unity?
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I think my question is what did we miss that us urban types should have been aware of in order to avert this collapse into a Tory brexiteer future? How to overcome this bubbleisation?
It feels like the tories are a party of pragmatic opportunism, reactive and without an actual mission, compared to Labour, who had a policy vision, but one that would take a bit of effort to accomplish...
or was it that the UKers are just daft?there aren't enough people clever enough to see through the populist right - simple messages and catchy slogans - i don't think that's the case, but it's hard to understand how educated and righteous non-metro-elite have been persuaded, when we weren't Cced
(Reminds me scarily of something i read about how the fascistic rural folk have control over the food supply and will starve out the cities...)
This concept that we are all in bubbles, which are getting stronger due to social media algorithms etc is interesting though (& dissensus must be part of that phenomenon ❌)
Are we desperately reaching out for affinity? Creating groupings in the 6 billion human population in order to find some meaningful social connection? Forming tribes and cults to make up for a general lack of purpose???
Or are we being sold this concept as a way to keep us feeling isolated and disempowered, to divide and conquer us and prevent human species unity?
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I think my question is what did we miss that us urban types should have been aware of in order to avert this collapse into a Tory brexiteer future? How to overcome this bubbleisation?