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What are some examples of 'common sense' which are nonsense? (lemmy.ml)

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Wikipedia defines common sense as "knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or less without reflection or argument"

Try to avoid using this topic to express niche or unpopular opinions (they're a dime a dozen) but instead consider provable intuitive facts.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

and even if there is a reasonable option, they probably won’t win the vote anyway.

See, this is it right here. Anyone can run, but nobody can win without being slick and two-faced. The idiot vote is the largest block. If you get involved it'll be obvious pretty fast.

(I say usually, because a few elections are better than other, but generally speaking at a federal level, it’s slime no matter how you vote)

So, you're assuming we're all American here. This applies to every democracy, including my own. In America, just add a probably terminal deadlock problem in on top of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

but nobody can win without being slick and two-faced

And don't forget 'rich', or more importantly, supported by the rich. A national-scale campaign requires resources that a typical organization can't gather, and to win without such a campaign is miraculous in most systems.

So, you’re assuming we’re all American here.

Nah, like you said it applies to most democracies, even if America is an extreme example of these universal trends.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And don’t forget ‘rich’, or more importantly, supported by the rich. A national-scale campaign requires resources that a typical organization can’t gather, and to win without such a campaign is miraculous in most systems.

Well, in countries like mine there's donation limits (with teeth). Middle class people are the ones you pursue for financing. That's not really the issue so much as the majority of voters that barely know what they're voting for - and soundbites or a personal hearty hello at a local event work wonders on them, while actual honesty or competence has little effect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Well, in countries like mine there’s donation limits (with teeth).

Refreshing to hear!

That’s not really the issue so much as the majority of voters that barely know what they’re voting for

I haven't looked into this but I'm tempted to believe that immediately. Election awareness is amazingly low, even among people who do have strong political beliefs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Oh man, I've knocked on so many doors where people named the party they were definitely voting for, but didn't know which level of government the election was on for. Like, they think they're voting for mayor when it's actually a federal election, for example.

That's kind of extreme, but the fact it's not rare shows you the level of actual engagement there is. I've come to consider public elections as more of a safety valve for when things veer into actual corruption, and am not so sure direct democracy is a good idea at all, anymore.