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> Most were not idealists despite what they said IMO, I suspect many if pressed to change their positions did not really care about the issues outside of a coup
by gexla 7y ago
> Most were not idealists despite what they said IMO, I suspect many if pressed to change their positions did not really care about the issues outside of a couple topics at most (and due to the winds of change in US politics most actually supported surprisingly different issues over time).
They represent the views of the people who vote. Those views change over time. This is much like me doing what my employer asks for, despite my own preferences. It's not our views which are important, but rather the ability to execute for those we are working for.
I think most workers don't care so much about the mission of their employers. They find a way to make their work interesting and things get done regardless.
- riffraff 7y agoI think this point of view is arguable. First, politicians may be considered as representative of either _only the people who voted for them_, or as _representative of everyone_. Secondly, many politicians do not really change their point of view, the change in people's opinion is expressed by voting different people.
- sidkshatriya 7y agoMust this be a binary choice? Both effects are at play here. Politicians will often adjust their publicity stated views to match their electorate to be more electable. As the electorates opinions change over time, the publicly stated views of the politicians also evolve. Occasionally politicians who want to bring about a certain kind of change they believe in passionately are able to shift the views of their electorate also. This happens rarely but it happens. In other words this business attracts people of all kinds: the cynical kind that just wants power regardless of policy and the kind that wants to bring about the kind of of change they think will take society to nirvana regardless of what people think. Usually each politician has both sides. It’s a continuum.
- riffraff 7y agoyes, I agree completely.
- ksec 7y ago>This is much like me doing what my employer asks for, despite my own preferences. It's not our views which are important, but rather the ability to execute for those we are working for. Unfortunately that is still something I have trouble with. From Political Correctness, to taking the blame when we ( I ) have advices against such actions when their view doesn't work.