r/Objectivism • u/Such-Job-8056 • 12d ago

Does it concern anyone that elections went from "look how good I am" to "look how bad my opponent is"?

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u/Frisconia 12d ago

This is not a recent change.

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u/jagdbogentag 12d ago

There’s no one with voting for, only ones against.

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u/Jaymz7777 7d ago

Now it's "Look how bad I am."

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u/MyWorserJudgement 12d ago

Not really. People are rightly more afraid of what the government can do to them than they are excited about what government can do TO them.

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u/stansfield123 11d ago

No. It's important to warn people about the connections to evil ideologies and regimes many on the US political scene have. This kind of "cynicism", directed at political figures, is healthy, because it is a reflection of reality.

Of course, a political campaign will exaggerate the flaws in their opponents, and so will the partisan media. That's natural, and it falls to rational voters to seek more objective information, and figure out where the truth lies.

This isn't hard to do, looking at multiple different sources usually leads to the underlying truth of a news story that gets spinned into different directions by different people.

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u/curleys 10d ago

You'd think that rational self interest would kick in at some point.

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u/titanc-13 9d ago

Elections have been a mix of both since their invention in ancient greece. Part of convincing people that you're the superior choice includes showing why the alternative must be inferior

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u/theyhis 9d ago

it doesn't concern me, but i don't think it's been very successful — it certainly wasn't for the democrats in 2024.

it's easier to tell voters everything your opponent will do wrong, if you have no intentions on bettering the system we currently have.