Is political debate dead?

All I see are echo chambers. Biased media with biased articles and biased comments where those who dare to disagree with the political leanings of the site or newspaper are bashed
Even here, most questions are either 'let's excoriate Trump' or 'let's bash liberals', and if you dare to disagree and spoil the private party, the pack shows their sharp teeth.

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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

Political debate has been dead for a long time, at least in the United States. I can't speak for countries I don't currently live in, but having resided in a number of nations in my lifetime, I can say that debate certainly is still prominent in other places. But here in the US where I live at the moment, debate has been long dead since virtually none of the politicians in power actually stand on principle. It isn't like the republicans all have a common ideology or set of principles or beliefs that they all share, nor do the democrats. They serve their donors. They're corporatists. A democrat won't care if they push for legislature that is un-democratic, or a republican doing the same for non-republican traits. So long as they get their money from the corporations who fund them, they will do whatever they are told.

lightningblue · 26-30, M

@BlueMetalChick in france its like a national sport

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@lightningblue France is light years ahead of America in many aspects. Most of the industrialized world is.

lightningblue · 26-30, M

@BlueMetalChick its too much fun to watch, a communist, a extreme-right, some writers, a philosopher, let them debate and eat each other, its awesome

Cierzo · M

@BlueMetalChick What I see now in American politics is what I have seen in my country (Spain) for many years, but taken to the extreme. I think this is the logical aftermath of bipartisanism. When people with very diverse social, political and economical views are forced to stay together under the democrat or republican umbrella, labelling is the only way to tell them one from another

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Cierzo It is the result of two things, one of them being the two-party system like you said, and the other being money in politics. The republican-democrat rivalry is like Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi. They're seen as opposites, you have to choose one, they're enemies. But they're still both sugary cola flavored soda pops that are fizzy and come in cans and bottles. You see my point?

And so long as politicians can be swayed by donors, corporate backing, and wealthy parties, they will continue to serve the people who give them that money instead of the people who elect them.

Cierzo · M

@BlueMetalChick I see your point and agree. And the same happens to media. Those who own them are who are really speaking through the mouths and pens of journalists