Criticism of Politicians

**CountArach** · 07-20-2008, 05:43

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

But the political class isn't made up of a single cloned person, or even a single cloned personality. It's like saying that an entire hockey league is made up of the same type of person, over and over again. It's not - you have workers, slackers, and everywhere in between. Some of your players mighr be warm, making everyone feel welcome. Some might be cold as ice (pardon the pun), sending children scurrying with only a glance.

They're all different.

I agree with you - there are some good politicians and I do stand up for those that I believe are good. However, the majority fit into the category of out-of-touch and aloof.

**Lemur** · 07-20-2008, 05:45

Originally Posted by CountArach

However, the majority fit into the category of out-of-touch and aloof.

All generalizations are true, except for the ones that are not. Furthermore, there are two kinds of people: Those who believe that there are two kinds of people, and those who don't.

**CountArach** · 07-20-2008, 05:46

Originally Posted by Lemur

All generalizations are true, except for the ones that are not. Furthermore, there are two kinds of people: Those who believe that there are two kinds of people, and those who don't.

Dude, you just blew my mind...

**Crazed Rabbit** · 07-20-2008, 06:09

The thing is, there's lousy people everywhere in every profession.

Politicians, though, are the only ones who make out to rule us through force of law. You can't refuse to deal with them.

CR

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 07-20-2008, 06:22

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Politicians, though, are the only ones who make out to rule us through force of law. You can't refuse to deal with them.

CR

Not necessarily. The entire bureaucracy has some sort of power over you, for a start. Secondly, the judges in all of the courts, as well as the police officers. Even the grocers have a form of power over you. You can refuse to deal with the last one. That's it. Heck, you can refuse to deal with politicians - just live as a hermit in some remote place, grow your own food, and survive by yourself.

Nobody is perfect. If we don't expect ourselves to be perfect, we shouldn't expect others to be. Everyone screws up. Everyone has someone who disagrees with them.

**Husar** · 07-20-2008, 09:19

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

Not necessarily. The entire bureaucracy has some sort of power over you, for a start.

That's why people hate bureaucrats as well.

You cannot generalize that all people are different either, my clone and I find that highly offensive.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 07-20-2008, 13:08

I think its partly because of the way politicians argue like children at Westminster.

Often the backbenchers seem to be the only ones holding onto some form of ideology. Many politicians seem to just see the job in terms of furthering their careers, and doing an efficient enough job without really doing anything drastic.

Some good communist and fascist parties would at least make things more interesting.