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Good politicians are only going to emerge when this left/right doctrine is discarded and people can run without being classified as belonging to a particular do
by brc 16y ago
Good politicians are only going to emerge when this left/right doctrine is discarded and people can run without being classified as belonging to a particular dogma. It's possible to run a tight budget and deliver services, it's also possible to introduce social activities without trying to create a commune. It's also possible to avoid the 'centrist' tag, as you can be radical in one or two areas and mainstream in many others.
The left/right dogma comes from 150 years ago based on which side of the seine you lived on. It's an outdated and increasingly useless model for solving current problems.
- jmtulloss 16y agoI think it's a lot easier to get away from partisan politics in local elections. All politics are local, after all, so a politician that can identify and intelligently discuss problems that people have every day can do a much better job of avoiding the strictly partisan debate. It's much harder to be specific at a national level, so partisanship takes the place of thoughtful discussion.
- loewenskind 16y agoTotally agree. I would only add that even "radical" is difficult to pin down. Compared to who? Compared to current US politicians having single-pay health care is beyond radical but compared to nearly every other developed country on earth it would be moderate (since they all have and like it).