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> Don't throw good things away as long as there is a chance to fix them. It's like the NIH syndrome, but for politicians. > I didn't build it, so it sucks. Le
by blattimwind 8y ago
> Don't throw good things away as long as there is a chance to fix them.
It's like the NIH syndrome, but for politicians.
> I didn't build it, so it sucks. Let's start from scratch, with me building it!
- gmueckl 8y agoI would put it differently: it is often easier to agitate people to be against something than convincing them of the good of something. In a democracy, politicians need a power base made up of followers (future voters). The more, the better. And when the right conditions meet, sowing a seed of destructive opposition leads to a plentiful harvest of loyal voters. Why people fall for this mostly nationalistic rhetoric that opposes the EU is quite complex. I don't think that I have a good enough picture of that to say more about it.
- contravariant 8y agoFor political structures the NIH syndrome isn't as innocuous as for software, you can't have a powerful political organisation without a powerful mandate, if people feel like they didn't have much of a say in the creation and functioning of a political structure you can be certain they will want to tear it down and build it from scratch.