I’ve seen the “voluntold into politics” at lower levels: like in schools and community organizations and such. The president of my province’s dental associatio

I’ve seen the “voluntold into politics” at lower levels: like in schools and community organizations and such. The president of my province’s dental association is someone new every year. It seems to work, particularly at lower levels. At high levels, perhaps not so much. I agree that there’s people who sign up out of civic duty. I think the sexiness of politics attracts the wrong people. I think this is particularly an American phenomenon, but not unheard of elsewhere. We have a handful of cult personalities in politics but 99% of the politicians you can’t even name. They’re not getting huge kickbacks or a big salary. It’s just a job.