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I do IT for a think tank in DC. I've seen people across the political spectrum fail to enact their particular agenda for their entire multi-decade careers. Chan
by tvanantwerp 10y ago
I do IT for a think tank in DC. I've seen people across the political spectrum fail to enact their particular agenda for their entire multi-decade careers. Changing policy is slow and, quite often, impossible.
- angersock 10y agoIf only there was some way of contiuing policy through some other means... That's the importance of technology (and arms).
- Aelinsaar 10y agoArms are now, and have been since the days before the ass' jawbone, just a kind of technology. I think increasingly the value lies in technology which doesn't have killing someone as its primary function. That's true for you and me, and it's true for a government that seems perpetually fascinated with "Less Lethal" options. Electroshock devices have shown the world just how much people will take from their government, if it has almost no chance of killing or visibly scarring them.
- jessaustin 10y agoIf one can enjoy a multi-decade career without making any changes, why worry about making changes?
- michael_fine 10y agoBecause most political jobs pay abysmally, have little job security, and require painful working hours. As such, there aren't many reasons to go into politics beyond wanting to make a change.