thomas

As a non-American, I don’t quite get the fascination for filibustering.

Yes, some guy (doesn’t matter which side of the aisle he’s from — this cast is apolitical) stood talking for 25 hours and five minutes. Yes, he beat the previous record by 47 minutes. No, he did not go to the bathroom, nor did he eat nor drink. The media are celebrating this as a “physical and mental feat that required stamina and willpower”, as if this was the Olympics.

Except that it’s not a sport, it’s just a performative stunt that further trivializes politics and turns them into a farce, at a time when we need adults in the room more than ever.

No wonder the electorate feels disconnected and numb.

Aviator, diver, Etherean, nexialist, PhD in aviation ∩ climate science | Host of /diving /ethfinance /eth-staker /geopolitics /science /singapore /thomas

Filibuster or not politics is a farce everywhere, there's no democracy left.

Think about it, a majority of republicans want to tax the rich more and you never see that happening.

There are a lot of issues where the population agrees over 80/100 and they are simply ignored.

To believe there's any government left that cares about the majority of its citizens, is laughable.