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His speeches had a /lot/ of barking, and very little in the way of actually saying how he'd bite (tackle the issue). Trump as a politicization reminds me of on
by mjevans 10y ago
His speeches had a /lot/ of barking, and very little in the way of actually saying how he'd bite (tackle the issue).
Trump as a politicization reminds me of one of the Foundation series books that Azimov wrote. A politician of sorts visited the foundation, and after someone there actually took the time to look at everything he'd said they realized that effectively only puffery and no actual promises had been made.
- teddyh 10y agoIt was a diplomat, not a politician.
- mjevans 10y agoThank you for a more accurate recall of this memory, though I feel that a diplomat is but one specific sub-class of politician.
- teddyh 10y agoI sort of see what you mean, but I can’t really agree: A politician is elected, but a diplomat is a civil servant, and is employed. Furthermore, a politician makes decisions and sets policy, while a civil servant obeys decisions and enforces policy.