iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Maybe a physicist or chemist; somebody with brains and integrity... not a career politician.[i]
Physicist? Chemist? No, not really. Being smart with atoms means nothing about knowing anything about how society works. Heck, for being such a great physicist, many economists look back on Einstein's economic thoughts and consider them nonsense. At least a career politician might listen to his corrupt backers a little in order to set some not completely rotten economic policy.
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Don't you get the fact that how well a speaker sways an audience carries over nothing as to how well they can rule?
Given the cult of Reagan, and how many people swear that Reagan was a good Republican economic president despite creating massive government deficits and increasing the size of government, I would say that the evidence speaks otherwise. Although, perhaps I am just being cynical there.
Psychlone wrote:
Furthermore, why is experience in politics a good thing anyway? Career politicians usually end up being crooks and swindlers. I think a person who isn't like that would make a refreshing change.
Ever watch Mr. Smith goes to Washington? Well, an inexperienced politician would be like Mr. Smith in the best case, and unlike our hero in the movie basically would fail to get anything accomplished because nobody would sacrifice themselves for him. Heck, if you remember from the movie, the reason why Mr. Smith won his battle was due to political connections in a sense. At least an experienced person will be able to work the system to some benefit, as politicians at least are not stupid and blatant crooks and swindlers, and more like parasites; they want to keep the host alive in order to feed off of him more.
25 Mar 2008, 2:41 am
