jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoGOP’s ‘anti-woke’ campaigns have voters hitting snoozewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1315arrow-down1external-linkGOP’s ‘anti-woke’ campaigns have voters hitting snoozewww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
Polls show little support for attacks on corporations’ handling of environmental and social causes — even among Republicans.
minus-squareGoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoBut solving those problems takes work, compromise and it’s not sexy. But shitting on certain groups of people is much easier, scary and gets you attention. For some reason politics has become mostly a dog and pony show. No one wants to just do the boring shit that actually helps people.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoIt also costs the donors money and power, which is the ultimate no-no.
But solving those problems takes work, compromise and it’s not sexy.
But shitting on certain groups of people is much easier, scary and gets you attention.
For some reason politics has become mostly a dog and pony show. No one wants to just do the boring shit that actually helps people.
It also costs the donors money and power, which is the ultimate no-no.