Starting the electoral cycle earlier and earlier is absolutely intentional.
If we had a 2-month election season, it would get stale in our minds and everyone would get bored with having no connection to politics for 3.8 years, enough so that they'd start to think about how they could make an effect outside of elections.
Extending the span of campaigns is not just a capitalist grift, it's a way of warding off direct action and keeping people more fixated on something they have no control over.
Hm... I don't think we can discount the role that money plays. Politics has become a massive industry, from the news networks, to the staffers, to the campaigns themselves.
The are a number of reasons that we have perma-election season in the US, but money/capitalism has to be pretty high up on the list.
Extending the span of campaigns is not just a capitalist grift,
I wrote that part because I thought it was obvious.
Yes, focusing energy and money to the anticipation of electoralism is also a way to divert energy and money away from other things, and to obscure the nature of politics.
It started in December 2018 when Elizabeth Warren declared her candidacy, signaling that she stands for the perpetuation of the spectacle and nothing of substance.
Starting the electoral cycle earlier and earlier is absolutely intentional.
If we had a 2-month election season, it would get stale in our minds and everyone would get bored with having no connection to politics for 3.8 years, enough so that they'd start to think about how they could make an effect outside of elections.
Extending the span of campaigns is not just a capitalist grift, it's a way of warding off direct action and keeping people more fixated on something they have no control over.
Hm... I don't think we can discount the role that money plays. Politics has become a massive industry, from the news networks, to the staffers, to the campaigns themselves.
The are a number of reasons that we have perma-election season in the US, but money/capitalism has to be pretty high up on the list.
I wrote that part because I thought it was obvious.
Yes, focusing energy and money to the anticipation of electoralism is also a way to divert energy and money away from other things, and to obscure the nature of politics.
Sorry, I get a 0/5 for reading comprehension.
I can't believe this election started a year ago, but nothing actually mattered until like March.
It started in December 2018 when Elizabeth Warren declared her candidacy, signaling that she stands for the perpetuation of the spectacle and nothing of substance.