The international political landscape would be an interesting topic.
My question is how many know truly about their political system rather than just the ideology.
It is easy to put forth an ideology from one party or the other but that isnt how things truly work.
I used to be Vice Chair for Communications for a State Level Political Party. My experience was that 90%+ of people have almost no understanding about the fundamental mechanisms of the State of Federal Government.
Yep. That is my point. Easy to spew ideology but do people who show up have a fundamental understanding of how things work within their government system, local in addition to Federal.
No that I am that concerned since they are all crooks and both parties suck. LOL
Get people with the knowledge and you could have an interesting and educational discussion. My fear would be a panel where people say they are crooks or fill in the blank party bad, we good.
Very little value in that stuff.
I dont immerse myself in politics since I never looked deeply into the mechanisms of the system. I am sure what I think I know is only a smidgeon of how things truly operate within even just the different legislative bodies.
Would that should be a requirement..
I had a month long argument with a group because I wouldn't support their effort to recall the Governor. The State I was in had no Constitutional or Legislative mechanism to recall the Governor...
As for Governor recalls, I dont think that is common among states. Arent that only a few that allow that.
I heard of CA and WI having recall efforts...none other than I can think of.
It's not common - but this group had convinced themselves it was possible in the particular state. To some degree people have been conditioned to form opinions before educating themselves and conducting diligence.
I dont think Florida has the ability to recall the Governor. I never heard anyone mentioned it or any group that tried to put it forth.
They have impeached some judges though.
Things aren't any better in other parts of the world. I knew some journalists who had no clue that US Presidents were elected indirectly (Electoral College vs. votes at large).
A large part of my communications in between active races was fundamental civics education, and teaching people the existent levers or points of influence from a citizen's perspective.
Ideology is something very fluid. I know some very loud public commentators that had 180 degrees change on many important issues while claiming to be staunch supporters of certain ideology or party.