• @gandalf_der_12te
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    115 days ago

    Its interesting that when its a step in the authoritarian or right-wing direction, its always possible. When its a step towards humanism or the left, its never possible or only ever an epsilon of progress.

    Why do you think that is?

    Because people are, in fact, pretty right-wing authoritarian.

    The idea that voters exist along a symmetrical distribution is the mistake you are making. People are not randomly coming up with their beliefs and there is no reason you should assume it would follow a gaussian.

    I never said that it was a symmetrical or normal distribution. I am well aware that it is not. But it is still a distribution.

    And people do come up with their own beliefs. It’s not as if you can just tell them what to believe. People’s will comes first, parties and their ideas come second.