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Politicians who focus on doing good are at an disadvantage to politicians who focus on getting elected. So we end up with mostly the latter.
by BurningFrog 5y ago
Politicians who focus on doing good are at an disadvantage to politicians who focus on getting elected. So we end up with mostly the latter.
- fulafel 5y agoYes, you need to try to get elected. But getting elected is often connected with credibility in substance.
- unfocussed_mike 5y agoI can see the point. One side of the US system is consistently better at getting elected than the other, and used to ideologically prefer the concept of a weaker form of governance.
- BurningFrog 5y agoThe honest politician is limited to telling the truth. The pragmatic one can say whatever maximizes their chance of winning.
- unfocussed_mike 5y agoo/~ Talk less / Smile more / Don't let them know what you're against / Or you are for o/~