> the issues that deeply split america  abortion, guns and whether healthcare for all is a government responsibility  often command a pretty settled british social consensus. that's because, as mikka and herbalis rightly pointed out, politics isn't allowed in britain, you simply cannot disagree and form alternate opinions within the political framework  > stacked identities are weaker in britain. if i saw you wearing a face-mask in america, i can probably guess not just how you vote, but your views of abortion and climate change, too. you could probably make safe assumptions in britain too if you're masking in 2024 > knowing that you wear a remembrance poppy and support the nhs would not allow one to draw similar conclusions in britain: we have more in common, even when our politics feels too polarised. rnhs mentioned award!! also support for it is declining, so to for the poppy, old totems just aren't going to last for much longer > paradoxically, governing a less polarised society may be more politically challenging with voters low on trust and patience > british party politics could prove more volatile, despite our stronger shared social norms. britain will soon me looking at being majority minority, living in heavily segregated parallel societies with a two tier economic and policing system, anything shared is getting left behind > since britain is less divided than america, we should take seriously the challenges of how to keep it that way.  why? they are able to get political allies elected, why would i not want that here? i don't want to vote for zia, olukemi or starmer, i want to vote for someone who'll send the buggers back, i want politics to return and this saccharine lack of division to be put to bed for good
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