• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      edit-2
      11 hours ago

      Fully unironically.

      But you’re not going to find that kind of tech optimism in the States. At least, not in any political debate

          • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            4 hours ago

            For clarity, how exactly would you define “retail” American politics? When I think of the word retail, I think of a physical location of a business in which a consumer goes to buy a physical product. I don’t really get how that applies to politics.

            • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              54 minutes ago

              For clarity, how exactly would you define “retail” American politics?

              Local campaigning for individual elected offices. The process of raising money, building up staff, getting yourself on the ballot, building name recognition, and GOTV.

              I think of a physical location of a business in which a consumer goes to buy a physical product.

              Campaigns work similarly. You need offices to coordinate staff. You need to balance budgets. And you need to sell the product by getting voters to show up at election stations.