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"When authoritarians aren't threatened or riled, they are not dangerous. They can be supportive of institutions.

"When calm, the tedium of politics bores them. When calm, they tend not to vote or pay much attention to politics. Politics in a working democracy is boring. There's a lot of compromising, given-and-take, and procedure.

"Fox and others work on keeping them riled."

-- Teri Kanefield, "It All Boils Down To This", 2020-12-28

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If there's one thing the Harper years taught me, it's that politics isn't boring and can't be ignored.

Also, bookmarking Teri Kanefield's blog. Thank you.

Edited Date: 2021-01-12 02:43 pm (UTC)

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Agree, politics isn't boring....
... to those who pay attention and strive to understand.
The thing is, there's no visual swords...
... they want body slams and choke holds.
... Easy to see and understand violence.
... See: pro "wrestling" and the like.

Politics in a working democracy is just "family dynamics" writ large.

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