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Originally Posted by niwell
This is a broad generalization, but things like DEI / wokeness messaging adopted by the powers that be (government or corporate) tend to be a good way to obfuscate real economic issues. A shift to a more "conservative" mindset will likely be more of the same from a different angle.
From a macro perspective the shift we are seeing isn't likely to fundamentally change much in terms of Real Governance. Though of course on the ground YMMV, and there will be a new set of losers/winners. The current ire on either side of the equation still stems from real experiences even if the outcomes are certainly disagreeable to various segments of the population.
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I've been saying the highlighted for a while.
And I think you're spot-on in terms of how this is likely to go. If you're a conservative you'll see how progressives have been able to obfuscate economic problems and inequalities by waging the culture wars, so why wouldn't you do the same? I mean, the right wingers are obviously already doing it. They just don't have the upper hand in most places, outside of a few US states. Yet.
I hate to pollute a Canadian thread with another US reference, but just look at the illegal immigration problem in the US. Each side virtue signals and harangues the other over the issue, with mostly superficial and shock-value arguments. But neither
really wants to do anything about it.