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This is unfortunately an old idea expressed openly by politicians in the US. Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff was quoted as saying: > You
by bko 11y ago
This is unfortunately an old idea expressed openly by politicians in the US.
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff was quoted as saying:
> You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before
At least he's honest about his political opportunism.
- zaidf 11y agoThis is not necessarily bad by default. There do exist inherently good things that do not have public support or the support is muted until there is a crisis. For those items, a crisis is an opportunity to come out ahead at least as it relates to those good things which now have support.
- bko 11y agoSure, in theory. I just think politicians should be honest and transparent with their intentions. Don't treat the public like little children that need to be manipulated into accepting what the politician deems as good. And historically, I would argue that crisis has been used primarily to consolidate political power, and fuel nationalism (Japanese internment camps, Iraq war, government surveillance etc)