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In reply to the discussion: The real truth is that people across the planet are fed up of [View all]socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)The average person in the world is NOT a political junkie and doesn't really keep up with what's going on in politics RE: positions and policies. They just know whether their personal situation is getting better or worse. When the average person's situation continues to either stagnate at a low level or continues to get worse, they then focus on politics. BUT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A GRIP ON WHAT THE POSITIONS AND POLICIES MEAN TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY. So they vacillate between the various political poles, left and right, desperately seeking relief for their individual situations.
This is all the result of the failure of capitalism since the Great Recession. Expansion is the lifeblood of capitalism and expansion (economic growth) has been minimal resulting in a Long Depression that has devastated the economic situation of the individual. They will continue to swing left to right in more and more radical directions until they get relief. Unfortunately, there is no more relief to be had under capitalism.