rocketverliden:
I personally believe that doing…that…will itself lead to a counter-reaction, because it’s becoming clear that most rational people are otherwise disgusted by the actions of populists, and perhaps there will emerge a figure capable of realigning interests towards a saner future, all other ideas having been exhausted. That person would know exactly how to play to people’s self-interest or even selfishness while directing it to the goals they want to achieve.
The current situation is itself a reaction to the fact that multiculturalism as practiced and often preached is, well, contradictory. Either culture matters, in which case immigration rates and assimilation are important, or it doesn’t, in which case there is no actual point to “diversity”. The situation held with previous immigrant groups because differing conditions prevailed at the time, but now it’s being stretched to the breaking point. While you might see “the most rational people” being otherwise disgusted, from what I’ve seen, a lot of people are shifting to the Right and the Left has ideologically blocked itself from actually addressing any of the problems because anyone who actually starts talking about it will be shouted down as one of the “deplorables.”
I mean honestly, they’re cheering on demographic destiny and population atrophy. They’re getting the backlash of people realizing that the plan is to replace them, and well, they don’t want to be replaced.
I don’t see that changing soon, unless Neoliberalism implodes and the Left starts taking seriously Islam and some associated cultures to task for all of its problems. They killed Melting Pot for being evil and “racist.” Why would they bring it back?
rocketverliden:
And why the appeal to political power? Your worst enemy will likely gain power after you’re gone. Sometimes the problem with politics doesn’t necessarily seem to be structural inertia, but down to the intelligence of actors within the structure.
The utility of plans must be considered based on their probability of actually being implemented, and the Left intends to use mass immigration to secure a permanent majority. I didn’t used to believe this, but it’s far too consistent with their behavior. We’re already playing with political power.
Also? I don’t see any way of increasing the intelligence of actors in the system in my country. At least not one that would actually go through. The necessary structural reforms are either not sexy enough, or would be overruled because people are apparently legally too stupid to rank candidates in order or something along those lines.
rocketverliden:
If anything, I think this roundaboutism could contribute to the problems it’s trying to avoid. For all we know, school vouchers don’t actually solve the problem of the job market selecting for collegiate prestige over quality of education, nor the problem of college costing exorbitant amounts of money.
That’s not what the school vouchers are for. They’re for the kinds of K-12 systems where performing well in school is criticized as “acting white” by peers.
rocketverliden:
Reducing immigration doesn’t stop rich fat cats sending jobs overseas to places where they can pay less for the same labor,
It tightens the labor market at home, though, and they’re about to cut down on the indentured labor of H-1Bs. An ACTUAL solution to that is not on the table and you know it.
Edit: Oh, and also, they’re actually on the verge of doing something about the trade deficit, which would have an effect on that. The rival Globalists are against doing anything like that, because who needs nations anyway right?
rocketverliden:
or solve the problem of why we keep sending troops to die in pointless wars.
Again, actual solution not on the table. If the Orange Man avoids getting us into another war, however, I will consider it a success that saves us $1 trillion.
