Thanks so much, Erik, for writing this. In the US we have the Democratic Party (as you know), which typically listens to reason and has decent policies (except for the matter of war in some cases). Only those policies are adamantly opposed by the Republicans, and in our crappy political system little can get done.
Then the other side wins the elections, and all progress is reversed. What we are seeing now in MAGA-Trump is extreme, and as you have written, completely opposed to rational thinking. Science is rejected, economics is rejected, basically all rational thought is rejected.
If I lived in Europe, I think I'd be very happy identifying as a Social Democrat. Unfortunately here in the US, our voting system is flawed, based on winner take all instead of proportional representation.
Maybe if you are inspired you can write on Norway's political system?
Thanks so much, Erik, for writing this. In the US we have the Democratic Party (as you know), which typically listens to reason and has decent policies (except for the matter of war in some cases). Only those policies are adamantly opposed by the Republicans, and in our crappy political system little can get done.
Then the other side wins the elections, and all progress is reversed. What we are seeing now in MAGA-Trump is extreme, and as you have written, completely opposed to rational thinking. Science is rejected, economics is rejected, basically all rational thought is rejected.
If I lived in Europe, I think I'd be very happy identifying as a Social Democrat. Unfortunately here in the US, our voting system is flawed, based on winner take all instead of proportional representation.
Maybe if you are inspired you can write on Norway's political system?