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I think you’ll find a lot of very dedicated, well meaning people in government service. Especially at the local level. You have to actually talk to them and get

I think you’ll find a lot of very dedicated, well meaning people in government service. Especially at the local level. You have to actually talk to them and get to know them, of course, before you can judge their intentions. If you instead base your opinion off the attention whores you see/hear in media, then yeah you’re going to be distrustful. That’s because those people optimize for being in the news. They are a small fraction of the political world.

leppr 5y ago
I base my opinion on the policies that come out of governments, not communications.
- edmundsauto 5y ago
  This is an example of resulting, where you look at the outcome and not a process. I personally believe it’s an ineffective way to understand the reality of a situation, but each to their own.
dylan604 5y ago
I could have been more specific by saying elected officials. These are the people whoring themselves out, and I'd assume those working closely with them. The rest of the staff are probably there on the hopes they might parlay the experience into their own candidacy one day, but I do know there are people that are "answering the call" of public service. Sadly, they don't have enough of a voice to sway. There's also the non-political gov't employees that do the actual work. There's plenty of stereotypes about them too, but for the most part, I'd agree they're just people with a job living their life.
- edmundsauto 5y ago
  I’m genuinely curious - what makes you think the typical politician is whoring themselves out and should not be evaluated as if acting in good faith? I totally agree for the politicians who we frequently see in the media, like Ted Cruz. But that’s such a small, non-random selection that I hesitate to generalize. What makes you feel comfortable in making such a generalization?

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I think you’ll find a lot of very dedicated, well meaning people in government service. Especially at the local level. You have to actually talk to them and get

by edmundsauto 5y ago

leppr 5y ago
I base my opinion on the policies that come out of governments, not communications.
- edmundsauto 5y ago
  This is an example of resulting, where you look at the outcome and not a process. I personally believe it’s an ineffective way to understand the reality of a situation, but each to their own.
dylan604 5y ago
I could have been more specific by saying elected officials. These are the people whoring themselves out, and I'd assume those working closely with them. The rest of the staff are probably there on the hopes they might parlay the experience into their own candidacy one day, but I do know there are people that are "answering the call" of public service. Sadly, they don't have enough of a voice to sway. There's also the non-political gov't employees that do the actual work. There's plenty of stereotypes about them too, but for the most part, I'd agree they're just people with a job living their life.
- edmundsauto 5y ago
  I’m genuinely curious - what makes you think the typical politician is whoring themselves out and should not be evaluated as if acting in good faith? I totally agree for the politicians who we frequently see in the media, like Ted Cruz. But that’s such a small, non-random selection that I hesitate to generalize. What makes you feel comfortable in making such a generalization?