I can't help but feel that a good portion of the blame for the failure of Prop. 19 is attributable to the increasing polarization and isolation of political debate.
The vast majority of political debate now seems to come down to: preaching to the choir / echo chamber; circus acts from the mainstream media; and people ignoring or talking past each other. We have to get to a state where people are actually talking to each other like reasonable adults rather than just shouting at each other or skulking back to their private clubs.
The vast majority of political debate now seems to come down to: preaching to the choir / echo chamber; circus acts from the mainstream media; and people ignoring or talking past each other. We have to get to a state where people are actually talking to each other like reasonable adults rather than just shouting at each other or skulking back to their private clubs.