Liberal and moderate candidates have won seats in high-profile polarizing elections against social conservatives across the U.S.

Liberal and moderate candidates have won seats in high-profile polarizing elections against social conservatives across the U.S.

  • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I am from Australia.

    A country the same size as the USA with a fraction of the population. We are even more sparsely populated and had all the same issues in the past with communication etc.

    I understand how the system started .

    What I don’t understand is how it continued in the 20th century, let alone the 21st.

    In the days of the internet these systems still being in place is like allowing someone to drive a horse and buggy on your interstate highways because that is how we did it in the past…

    • CoffeeAddict@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      and government structures always have a ton of inertia if they are working even moderately ok.

      I think that is what @snooggums is saying here.

      It is an old system that is outdated, but it still works well enough in most cases that there is no real political will to change it. Most would rather devote their efforts to just making the system work, which is what we have seen in these more recent elections.

      I don’t want to sound like I am defending the system - I think the US government should be more centralized when it comes to things like education and I do agree these things are totally outdated. But, I do not think this is going to change anytime soon.

      edit: tagged wrong username