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> Unlike humans, politicians have no innate sense of conscience or morality that would keep them from lying, cheating, stealing, and scheming to achieve their g
by throw310822 2y ago
> Unlike humans, politicians have no innate sense of conscience or morality that would keep them from lying, cheating, stealing, and scheming to achieve their goals. You can train a politician to speak politely in public, but we don’t yet know how to train a politician to actually be kind. As soon as you stop watching, or as soon as the politician gets smart enough to hide its behavior from you, you should expect the politician to ruthlessly pursue its own goals, which may or may not include being kind.
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- gmd63 2y agoI get this is a joke but I don't find it accurate or funny. Most of this behavior that I've noticed has been from non-politician humans doing their jobs or running their companies and trying to get ahead without merit. Pretending it's more common in politics when it's just as pervasive in business is a weird trope that feels convenient for Elon Musk / Trump types who denigrate politicians with actual integrity that are going after them for "lying, cheating, stealing, and scheming".