[extropy-chat] (POLITICS) Utility of Protest was :Exhibitionism (no, not THAT kind)

[The Avantguardian]

--- Brett Paatsch <bpaatsch at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> In short, the technology of databases and polling
> favours
> politicians who care enough to use it more than
> citizens
> that on average don't care enough. 
> 
> This sort of tech wasn't available in the 1960's so
> it seemed
> a lot more dangerous to politicians to disregard
> sentiments
> that could not be so confidently quantified, divided
> and 
> conquered.
> 
> For most party political critters the party machines
> provide
> them with the stats that matter and the real contest
> is not
> for the voters but for influence within their party.

I think you are right, Brett. Thank you for actually
answering my question and not regurgitating partisan
propaganda.
  

The Avantguardian 
is 
Stuart LaForge
alt email: stuart"AT"ucla.edu

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