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cemil
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31 Jan 2019, 4:34 am

or invovled in politics .. ? .. .. like, unrelatable .



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31 Jan 2019, 6:33 am

Because they're power-tripping megalomaniacs?



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31 Jan 2019, 7:27 pm

Those who seek power are usually least suited to weild it for anything but their own interests.


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31 Jan 2019, 7:55 pm

cemil wrote:
why do people want to be politicians?
Money. Fame. Influence. Power.

Why would anyone NOT want to go into politics?



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01 Feb 2019, 12:49 am

Fnord wrote:
cemil wrote:
why do people want to be politicians?
Money. Fame. Influence. Power.

Why would anyone NOT want to go into politics?

Because they don't want to be scrutinised daily by the press and by their rivals. Because some people can make more money out of politics.


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11 Feb 2019, 3:16 pm

i figured out not only they want the world to be in a certain way its coz they are good at it.. Its like when you find yourself good at running you just want to run all the time.



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18 Feb 2019, 1:52 pm

doesnt mean anything .. where r we


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