politics

American political discourse is dominated by vibes, chasing mic-drops moments, celebrity endorsements, and children of presidential or vice presidential candidates. This is mindblowing to outsiders who are used to discussing policies.

I lived in countries where people go nuts over politics, but it's rarely this petty, focused so little on political stances.

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I’m from the USA but have been living in Europe for 10 years. I was so enraptured by the celebrity of us politics that I didn’t realize how abnormal and backwards it was until I left and found out you’re supposed to either not actually know about your politicians or automatically assume they are corrupt.

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I think nothing is wrong with knowing politicians but I'd like to know their policy stances instead of their vibes and charisma.

Oh yes I got that. The cult of personality is really big in the US

I wasn’t implying it’s good to not know them, or to suspect them all of corruption haha. But the cult of personality thing is so mystifying to people here. Especially because I feel like you vote more for the party than the individual and I feel like it’s the reverse of that in the USA