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.
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.