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Originally Posted by Itse
But what if you really care about That One Thing? What do you do?
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You should start by recognizing that our political system was never meant to cater to people like you. Our system presumes a citizenry who engage with politics as a civic duty to the varied, and often mundane machinery of the state.
Maybe fiscal policy and entitlement reform and infrastructure funding are too dull to engage the attention of citizens in an entertainment-glutted world. And maybe they require too much compromise to interest the zealots who see politics as a war of abstract ideals. But if that's the case, the system is beyond reform. We'll take our struggles to another platform. Maybe virtual-reality wars between legions of avatars headed by celebrity demi-gods.