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Originally Posted by blender
A ton of misinformation spreading through social media, a lack of a mature public discourse, misidentification of issues, general fear and uncertainty, divisive rhetoric becoming the norm and going unchallenged, a stark lack of general knowledge, even among politicians of how our system of government operates, apathy, low voter turnout, lack of quality candidates in public service positions, erosion of trust in social institutions....
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Most of what you posted here is systemic of very loud people on the fringes dominating online discourse and politicians pandering to them.
I don't think the majority of people in BC deserve the poor options we had and we are victims of the things you've mentioned, not perpetrators.
I see people engaging in mature public discourse about various issues every day, you just won't find it on the internet or social media.
So maybe the collective "we" deserve the terrible political landscape we have, but I don't think most individuals do. This extends to the federal as well.