in a democracy political legitimacy comes from earning the support of a majority of voters, if a politician can't do that where does the legitimacy come from?
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
in a democracy political legitimacy comes from earning the support of a majority of voters, if a politician can't do that where does the legitimacy come from?
good politicians get people to care about politics, it is the main job of a politician
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
good politicians get people to care about politics, it is the main job of a politician
a politician's job is to convince people to vote for them, if they can't do that they are bad at their job
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
a politician's job is to convince people to vote for them, if they can't do that they are bad at their job
yeah when they lose elections people call them failures, because they failed at step one of the job
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
yeah when they lose elections people call them failures, because they failed at step one of the job
if my doctor, lawyer, teacher, or plumber couldn't do their job i would get another doctor, lawyer, teacher, or plumber
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
if my doctor, lawyer, teacher, or plumber couldn't do their job i would get another doctor, lawyer, teacher, or plumber
isn't a politician's basic job to get people to care?
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
isn't a politician's basic job to get people to care?
i didn't really like it either
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
i didn't really like it either
if you watch enough films watching a single film starts to feel like watching a lot of films simultaneously
January 9, 2026 at 5:17 AM
if you watch enough films watching a single film starts to feel like watching a lot of films simultaneously
this genre exists, it's Black Eyes' sophmore album 'cough'
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
this genre exists, it's Black Eyes' sophmore album 'cough'
we eat migratory birds already, seems close enough to establish precedent
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
we eat migratory birds already, seems close enough to establish precedent
appraising vintage erotica with my pal, giant eel
January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
appraising vintage erotica with my pal, giant eel
they gotta cool on the windowsill like a pie
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
they gotta cool on the windowsill like a pie
this is something i would say to fit in at a really dull party
December 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
this is something i would say to fit in at a really dull party