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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 25 points 1 month ago (13 children)

There are too many career politicians. People who would struggle to hold down a position in any other profession.

They join a party, learn how to get nominated and elected at college/university, find themselves in office the just grift until they die.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

I firmly believe, for every politician, when they reach a certain level, there is a period of discovery. I'd bet money even the ones who join politics with good intentions get to a point in their political career where there are absolutely no good choices .

I know this because I live it in my own life. For the politician, though, they have to settle into it, reject it and defect, or gamble. A good politician, one people mostly admire, is probably just a gambler that won the jackpot. They were in the right place at the right time and pulled the right lever. A bad politician is someone we see as bad only because we see them constantly making safe bets. Like a drunk who spends all day at the horses they bet the 2:1s and try to beat the house.

Its crazy to me that logic, reason, and decency arent very good political tools. They cant sway the masses. They always need to be propped up by some underlying moral structure that no one ever agrees on.

Anyway...

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think what concept you're trying to point at is compromise.

At a political level, compromising is never fun. "a good compromise is one where neither party is happy" and all that.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Compromise is fine. Im talking about gridlock.

If you think they are equivalent, thats fine. I dont agree.

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