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>Political leaders wanted I feel the need to intervene here. The only thing political leaders want... is to get reelected. That is there job. To get reelected.
by geoduck14 5y ago
>Political leaders wanted
I feel the need to intervene here. The only thing political leaders want... is to get reelected. That is there job. To get reelected.
Sure, in certain cases, a politician has kids and wants their kids back in school. But in this example the line should go:
Political leaders had constituents that wanted kids back in school, so the leaders worked to make that happen.
- DocTomoe 5y agoI used to believe the same things, that politicians followed the general will of their potential voters. I don't anymore, and reading some Chomsky made me understand how the system works. "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is suggested reading, with the caveat that it opens the readers eyes to a harrowing reality and that what has been seen cannot be unseen.
- tehjoker 5y agoAgreed, once you read that book (or watch the documentary [0]) it sets you down a new path of understanding. However, you will feel alternatively annoyed or horrified every day of the rest of your life. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwmWnphqII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwmWnphqII
- rhizome 5y agoIt's good, but there has to be a better introduction than a 3hr documentary.
- tedivm 5y agoThat's an ideal world, but we don't live in an ideal world. Politicians do things not just to get reelected, but also to build their own wealth and power. To say that they only care about being reelected is a gross and inaccurate simplification.
- croes 5y agoPolitical leaders want money and power that's why they want to be reelected.