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by rayiner 956 days ago
> we have an issue with politicians promising things that are impossible or at a minimum highly implausible

That's every democracy. The issue we have is that we're in a period where trust in elites is at rock bottom. (Both sides' elites--Mitch McConnell isn't much more popular among Trump voters than Biden.) The normal function of elites keeping the unwashed masses grounded in reality isn't working.