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"I'm just trying to nail down precisely what you are trying to say." He's trying to say he doesn't like Gordon Brown. re: your original point, I think in this
by jbert 18y ago
"I'm just trying to nail down precisely what you are trying to say."
He's trying to say he doesn't like Gordon Brown.
re: your original point, I think in this context, by 'Democracy' people mean "honest politicians working towards ends they think their constituents would approve" and by 'Politics' people mean "politicians doing (probably dirty) work, driven by all kinds of pressures, often self-interested ones".
It's a difference in intent. To some extent it's the difference between murder and manslaughter. Or perhaps between murder and execution.
- gaius 18y agoIt's true that I don't, but he does make an excellent example of a politician that put his own career/personal glory ahead of his duties to the electorate.
- jbert 18y agoHe seems less legacy obsessed to me than Tony Blair. Large chunks of the UK media have had it in for him following some initial mis-steps (the will he/won't he election-call thing comes to mind). As far as I can tell, their story then became the self-fulfilling "he's a lame duck who can't manage the media". I don't like a lot of things the Labour govt (Blair and Brown) have done/are doing, but I don't think Brown stands out an as example of political self-interest.