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"Impact" is easy. Good impact, that's much harder. But even with the benefit of hindsight, it's not always clear if a politician's impact was good or bad: peo
by ben_w 1y ago
"Impact" is easy.
Good impact, that's much harder.
But even with the benefit of hindsight, it's not always clear if a politician's impact was good or bad: people over here are debating how good Angela Merkel really was, and she's been out of office for 4 years (after 16 in power).
- walkabout 1y agoThe “good” they’re after is power that keeps them out of prison, and stealing money. They’re doing great at both those things.
- ben_w 1y agoI'm not sure they even have that: Trump has the power to stay out of prison for now, but not the rest of them, and they might fight him for it. Not that it matters: my previous point was more that "being fast" doesn't preclude them being idiots, nor being malicious to the interests of voters.