When politics becomes performance
When Political Debate Becomes Performance Ever notice how “talking politics” — online or off — so often turns into a flamewar, not a dialogue? It’s rarely about learning from each other anymore.Instead, it’s about virtue-signalling, performing loyalty to our in-group, or “destroying” the other side to score points. So here’s the real question: 🏛️ Why do you think political discussions so often turn into performances instead of genuine attempts to understand? 🧩 And—what would it actually take to make political conversations about learning again?