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2024 US Presidential Election

JahBeeuS said:
K. He said the whole world. The hyperbole with the infantilized (your words) is hilarious.
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My words but not my original idea. There's a great article from The Conversation earlier this year that dives into this notion. While it doesn't explore how films fit into the equation, I believe that the rise and dominance of things like Marvel and DC across our film, television, and streaming landscape - coming at the expense of more nuanced and thoughtful explorations of morality, nuance, and social issues which were far more common in the late 90s - serve to further dumb down our critical minds and foster a childlike view of 'good vs. bad', rather than exploring the complex and more accurate nuance of the human experience.

Take 1999s 'The Matrix' as an example - a bold Sci-Fi epic that is is not too dissimilar from the comic book films that follow. In it, we see the exploration of personal liberty vs. personal safety, the uncertainty of rejecting the status quo, the reasons why some folks might aim to return to safety at the expense of freedom, and the realization that resistance may be ultimately futile, but is necessary none-the-less. There are valid human reasons for those who chose either path, despite our heroes ultimately choosing the side of freedom. This story was generated as an allegory for it's creators experiences being Trans, coping with dysphoria and social expectations of conformity, while connecting with resistance minded allies across the burgeoning internet. While inspired genre, these characters were new and fresh.

While prestige TV explored some of these ideas through shows like Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and Six Feet Under (many of which feature a flawed mail anti-hero at the core - some explored women's perspectives in better or worse ways), the landscape has fractured deeply in the era of streaming, leaving watercooler talk to depend on which service you have, and which niche you inhabit. We are fed a consistent diet that scratches our particular interest, which may or may not match up to our friends or colleagues. Couples may sit next to one another on the couch, consume a diet of increasingly divergent programs on their separate devices.

The article isn't too long, but explores some interesting notions of how the west has grown to becoming less adult, fostering a sense of helplessness and a desire for a 'strong' leader to 'fix things' for us all. The learned helplessness is very much a part of why our political landscape has become so divisive, as an appeal to authority (just as an appeal to parents) results in less collaboration and more tolerance of autocracy.
 
Maybe they rule against those 4 locations in Georgia that illegally operated over the weekend
 
The only way i'll believe the election is fair is if the voter turnout is less than record. because I mean, cmon.
 
but the candidates get worse every year.
It's that old expression.
Drugs sell themselves. you aint shit.
 
I vote everytime I can. But I also did submit a blank ballot one year. just voting No on the referendums.

and voted twice in one election.
 
Libertarians (3rd party) don't always have a primary to vote on. Just the general election.
But I have gone to the polling place a couple times to see if there is anything to vote on.
 
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