Here's Your Fix

Mar 30, 2025

I didn't intend to get involved in this kind of stuff, but I see more and more politics being posted here on Bear by the day. It seems to only go one way, but that's to be expected. That's not a dig, heck, it even makes a later point for me.

When I read these politically themed entries to other people's blogs, I'm often left with the question "what can we do to fix this?" People are... highly dissatisfied with the government of the United States in particular (at least, that's what is most vocal here). With a country so large, how can one expect that to not be the case?

People post here about the injustices done by the administration against this racial group or another. Against this class or another. Against this gender identity or another. To all this I say:

You're Right

This current system will always have winners and losers. With such a large population, that's a lot of people who aren't getting their way. People who feel they've been cheated, slighted, marginalized, discriminated against, or generally disregarded.

This is what confuses me about what I continually see posted. People are naively promoting the very system that this is a result of as viable and legitimate (i.e. proclaiming that "if only [insert politician here] won, everything would be better"), and think we have no choice but to operate within it. In this case, the system simply sends everyone on a fool's errand, where the people are told to continue fighting their political enemies harder, forever. The fact of the matter is, every political ideology is incompatible with every other, similar to how every sect of every religion is. From this, I want to put forth two main ideas:

1. I see no reason why people from diametrically opposed political ideologies should live under the same governing body, as this is an inefficient way of organizing and governing a people.

2. As a result, people must re-organize themselves into ideologically homogeneous states, where each state is politically unified, and whatever system of government the people in that state want to live under, they can.

Many Americans¹ seem to think it’s normal to live among people who oppose them on every issue (in some cases, people they think are literally out to kill them). Somehow, many still prefer to just stay where they are and vote harder at the ballot box next election, hoping all their problems will go away. They never consider organizing to live among those who have the same values as them.

So in a world seemingly full of "supremacists", I propose the antithesis, "Anti-supremacy": The idea that no one group should rule over any other group in that way; Be that Whites over People of Colour, Islamists over Buddhists, Hondurans over Nepalese, etc. To be represented fully in your government should be the goal (i.e. the only political disagreements are matters of scale and approach, not direction). The government is there to represent you as a people, distinct from others, with your own history, culture, and sense of unity. The best way I can seem to imagine achieving such a state would be the peaceful restructuring of what we know of as nations into smaller, more homogeneous communities. Not communities in the current sense, but on the "state scale", a scale that seems larger than presently possible: potentially millions of like-minded individuals. A society where you don't have to worry whether your neighbor/boss/politician is a Fascist/Communist/whatever it may be that is opposed to your ideals. Because they will be like you, otherwise they wouldn't be there.

Another upside: If you like your system of government, you can keep it! If you want to continue living in a politically diverse state, you can. If you (and a bunch of other people too) agree that the way things are run now where elections are a coin flip that can radically alter your future, then you can stick with it. If you want to live with people who disagree with you on fundamental ideas (and they agree to stay too), then go right ahead. No one should force you to separate. However, if you decide that you don't want to live with people who disrespect/discriminate against/marginalize you, then you should be free to leave them. Neither party should be able to force their issues onto the other: an amicable divorce of sorts.

So there you have it. No violence required. Just a peaceful acceptance that we both are thinking "I don't want to be forced to be governed by my political enemies" and then going our own ways. Sure, I'll let you keep your petty vindictive thoughts: "I sure hope that [insert incorrect political ideology here] state next door doesn't do so well and the people realize what fools they've been. Us here in the [insert correct political ideology here] state will be a shining example of a better world." Of course there are innumerable challenges to overcome in the realization of these ideas, but I just want to get the basic foundation across.

Yours Truly,
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