No the political aspects are also shit. Democracy is shit too. It's just less shit than the alternatives. I think holding up democracy as some shining beacon of goodness leads to a lot of disappointment and disenfranchisement. Every system involving humans will be turned to shit, people will try to corrupt anything to gain personal advantage. But democracy is the best we're capable of having and if we make some effort to improve it, it will be less shit. Though still shitty because because politics makes things shitty.

[–] Soleos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I've lost your meaning of shit/ty. It sounds like everything is shit. Life is shit, you're born, you suffer, you die shitty, etc. Which sounds edgy but doesn't really mean anything. What do you mean by shit/ty?

And at this point totally fair to call it here on this thread. It's just my gut reaction to your response.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah a lot of things are shit. It's weird to put politics (of all things) on a pedestal and try to see the world through the shittiest of lenses. There are plenty of things the world that are actually good and trying to make everything about politics is just making things shitty that otherwise wouldn't be.

[–] Soleos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's a bit of a strawman. The only people "putting politics on a pedestal" are human characatures, like people who's whole identity is worshipping Trump are to conservatives or "alpha males" to men.

Anyway I already gave my take on politics being a property more than a lens.