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Well, he's not incorrect. This is why gerrymandering exists. And while it's certainly shitty, this is what we should expect everyone in power to do at all times
by fapjacks 9y ago
Well, he's not incorrect. This is why gerrymandering exists. And while it's certainly shitty, this is what we should expect everyone in power to do at all times. This is why federating power into the hands of a single office (or small group of career political specialists, or wealthy oligarchs, or...) is such a blunder. Pretty much the only constant in all of history is that human beings seek to consolidate and protect their power. Nobody should be surprised. But not only should nobody be surprised, everyone should always expect that people will be trying to do this kind of thing, and act (and vote) accordingly.
- skybrian 9y agoThis is a bit much. You can expect that politicians will take political considerations into account most of the time (since that's how they got where they are), but they do occasionally make unpopular decisions because they think it's the right thing to do. There are times when it's worth it to cash in your chips.