The benefit is that they get to be "relevant" and famous, and influential, and hold office (particularly those who live in safe districts).... and don't forget the graft. The benefit is entirely selfish and short-sighted.
Their calculus in the situation is also flawed, Their understanding of their role and of the larger implications of what they are doing is woefully incomplete. They have LOTs of rationales for how things will turn out in their favor or be favorable to them (which are mostly wishful thinking).
These people understand that roughly half the voters are likely to vote for them NO MATTER WHAT. Actually, those that live in red areas know that significantly more than half will vote for them (in the general) NO MATTER WHAT.
They aren't worried about the libs or intellectuals screaming or hurting, because there aren't enough of those people in their districts to make a difference.
The people in purple or contested areas are likely worried, but those aren't the people causing problems (other than keeping their heads down so as not to get attacked from the right).
What we are seeing is a good argument (and evidence) for NOT having safe districts, period... for finding some other way of choosing these people.
But since these people control that process, nothing will be done until the Revolution comes--and then people will do something equally as bad, only different.
One thing I’ve learned in the Trump years is the ASTONISHING amount of wishful thinking that seemingly reasonable people can have. Over and over I find myself saying “Well, what did you think was going to happen?”
They have forgotten or are ignorant of Finagle's law, one version of which goes:
The perversity of the universe tends to the maximum.
This is related to Murphy's Law:
What can go wrong, will--at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.
Which in turn is related to/inspired by the laws of thermodynamics
Always start working from the basic understanding that the universe is going to screw you over. You end up with more pleasant surprises than unpleasant ones that way.
The benefit is that they get to be "relevant" and famous, and influential, and hold office (particularly those who live in safe districts).... and don't forget the graft. The benefit is entirely selfish and short-sighted.
Their calculus in the situation is also flawed, Their understanding of their role and of the larger implications of what they are doing is woefully incomplete. They have LOTs of rationales for how things will turn out in their favor or be favorable to them (which are mostly wishful thinking).
These people understand that roughly half the voters are likely to vote for them NO MATTER WHAT. Actually, those that live in red areas know that significantly more than half will vote for them (in the general) NO MATTER WHAT.
They aren't worried about the libs or intellectuals screaming or hurting, because there aren't enough of those people in their districts to make a difference.
The people in purple or contested areas are likely worried, but those aren't the people causing problems (other than keeping their heads down so as not to get attacked from the right).
What we are seeing is a good argument (and evidence) for NOT having safe districts, period... for finding some other way of choosing these people.
But since these people control that process, nothing will be done until the Revolution comes--and then people will do something equally as bad, only different.
One thing I’ve learned in the Trump years is the ASTONISHING amount of wishful thinking that seemingly reasonable people can have. Over and over I find myself saying “Well, what did you think was going to happen?”
They have forgotten or are ignorant of Finagle's law, one version of which goes:
The perversity of the universe tends to the maximum.
This is related to Murphy's Law:
What can go wrong, will--at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.
Which in turn is related to/inspired by the laws of thermodynamics
Always start working from the basic understanding that the universe is going to screw you over. You end up with more pleasant surprises than unpleasant ones that way.
Exactly! After a while it gets astonishlyvapid.