The Atlantic on
US Politics – How American Politics Went Insane
“Chaos syndrome is
a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for self-organization. It
begins with the weakening of the institutions and brokers—political parties,
career politicians, and congressional leaders and committees—that have
historically held politicians accountable to one another and prevented everyone
in the system from pursuing naked self-interest all the time. As these
intermediaries’ influence fades, politicians, activists, and voters all become
more individualistic and unaccountable. The system atomizes. Chaos becomes the
new normal—both in campaigns and in the government itself.”
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