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Hanlon's Razor being to be applied here. People like to point to conspiracy by politicians, but what I really saw were people trying to get the call right, jump
by darkerside 3y ago
Hanlon's Razor being to be applied here. People like to point to conspiracy by politicians, but what I really saw were people trying to get the call right, jumping to conclusions, and then failing to realize it. If there were any semi conscious ulterior motivations, they were probably related to personal success.
- narrator 3y agoHanlon's razor would lead to the acquittal of almost every criminal defendant if applied consistently. Somehow, it only gets applied consistently to politicians, especially those the person invoking it tends to agree with.
- titzer 3y agoPoliticians absolutely do not get the benefit of the doubt by default. We must assume they are corrupt and mendacious all the time and put mechanisms into place to force them to not be by punishing them when they don't comply. They have to earn trust, and we always have to keep verifying.
- jewayne 3y agoI have noticed that the assumption that politicians are corrupt and mendacious is actually quite empowering to the corrupt and mendacious politicians. It is remarkably effective at steering honest people away from politics, however.
- peteradio 3y agopoliticians conspire as an artform, I don't mean that as any sort of mindblowing revelation just practical application of english language.