Politics are a Dead End

[igferatu]

It's increasingly clear to me that political orientation is a hardwired set of neurological biases which shape our perceptions of the world. Rooted in powerfully visceral mammalian and reptilian identifications, the abstractions of idealized logics are superficial afterthoughts - a straw man demolition derby where naively engorged perspectives

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[yerktoader]

Same social circles. Same spheres of control. Same businesses flashin the same trillions of tiny influences.

None of them are really any different from each other. And their legions pitch their tents for the long haul. All that matters to them is how loud they can shout and how long they can beat their chests. My invisible zombie is better than yours, rabbble rabble rabble.

[yerktoader]

Oh, and my invisible zombie is better than your invisible zombie.

[ccjohn]

Nice piece on Hamiltonianism vs Jeffersonianism by David Brooks today in the Times