Which is exactly the attitude that keeps them “them” and us “us”. On top of that when a genuine person gets elected accidentally, we realize that they are a genuine person and proceed to denigrate them for it. We don’t want normal people to run anything, we prefer to believe that they are superior, and they are willing to pretend that they are because they want the job.
An honest man will never make it in politics. Not only would his enemies destroy him, his former friends would believe whatever the press wrote about him. So what if there is no evidence to support whatever charges he would face?
comicsssfan: I came close. I knew I wouldn’t win, but thought some issues needed to be brought out for discussion. Other than the League of Women Voter’s candidate survey, I had a total media blackout – but got 7,411 votes from that.
AKHenderson Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Thus perpetuating the divide.
flyertom almost 10 years ago
I think it would be the friends would buy him.
nosirrom almost 10 years ago
If they are buying you they aren’t friends.
James Hopkins almost 10 years ago
Ironically, I think the best politicians would be the people who don’t want to have anything to do with politics.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Which is exactly the attitude that keeps them “them” and us “us”. On top of that when a genuine person gets elected accidentally, we realize that they are a genuine person and proceed to denigrate them for it. We don’t want normal people to run anything, we prefer to believe that they are superior, and they are willing to pretend that they are because they want the job.
renewed1 almost 10 years ago
An honest man will never make it in politics. Not only would his enemies destroy him, his former friends would believe whatever the press wrote about him. So what if there is no evidence to support whatever charges he would face?
jppjr almost 10 years ago
I run FROM politics….as far and as fast as I can.
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
On two separate occasions, I was asked to run for office. I respectfully declined, and one of the reasons is above…
platechick almost 10 years ago
Plus they’d conveniently dig up all the petty dirt from your past…
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
comicsssfan: I came close. I knew I wouldn’t win, but thought some issues needed to be brought out for discussion. Other than the League of Women Voter’s candidate survey, I had a total media blackout – but got 7,411 votes from that.