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> the only solution here would be the systematic guarantee to punish such politicians ... Yeah I don't think it would work, even in principle. Being an idiot

> the only solution here would be the systematic guarantee to punish such politicians ... Yeah I don't think it would work, even in principle. Being an idiot is not a crime, and you can't prosecute politicians for being grossly incompetent, unless they break the law. Besides, as you already pointed out, any such system would be abused by politicians and their supporters to "get back at" their opponents. I'm pretty sure many who voted for Yoon specifically did it to watch his predecessor Moon going to prison. (I guess they will have to keep waiting - you can like or hate Moon, but nobody made a convincing case of corruption.)

avianlyric 4y ago
> Yeah I don't think it would work, even in principle. Being an idiot is not a crime, and you can't prosecute politicians for being grossly incompetent, unless they break the law. Depends what you’re doing. Here in the UK, it is a crime to be an idiot if you’re a member of senior management in bank (there 10 or so “prescribed roles” that can only be held by a single individual at a time that are considered senior management). Laws exists because wilful ignorance and deliberate idiocy was a large component of why no banker went to jail after 2008.
r00fus 4y ago
> Being an idiot is not a crime Criminal negligence is a thing [0]. It's just not applied to politicians yet (probably because they write the laws). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_negligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_negligence