The condition of roads, the funding of public schools, the local employment rate — these are the kinds of issues that matter. Sadly, however, contemporary, politics seem to be less and less about these topics. Instead, culture wars are taking over in almost every campaign, from city council races to European Parliament elections. And culture wars are almost never local, but global.
Culture war as election narrative: an unfortunate trend
Take the US midterms for example. What topics dominated? Abortion and inflation were both central. And both are—to a certain degree—national issues. The perception of rising crime rates across the country also played a starring role. And the narrative that the election was really about whether American democracy could survive was pushed heavily, especially by the Democrats.
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