Why the majority of politicians are jokes
I've been thinking about this lately...the overwhelmingly vast majority of the leaders we elect are idiotic, pompous stooges, mindlessly obedient to whatever social norms or fucked-up status quos happen to be in place, incapable of innovative thought or political discourse.
I think true intellectuals or thinkers intimidate the public. Noam Chomsky should be the president of the United States, but he'd never get elected, because he has a mind that's actually capable of questioning the moronic presuppositions that govern the lives of those who do get elected. I also think a nation's philosophical geniuses, the artists, poets, etc. who are most fit to determine policy, are not typically people who desire power or domination the way those who run do. I honestly believe that candidates run to stroke their own egos, prove something to Daddy, compensate for their microscopic dick...whatever. They're a bunch of pretentious toddlers who think they know a thing or two but really need to be smothered.
My dream would be a ballot boycott in which all of a country's voters refuse to sanction the leadership of such slaves to custom and demand that somebody who actually knows how to think be put forward. But alas, it'll never happen, of course....people see two stooges presented to them and assume that one must be decent...the voter completes the Three Stooges, naturally.
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
Socialists are all idiots...
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
Clinton was a Rhodes scholar.
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Clinton was a Rhodes scholar.
Yes, I'm aware that most politicians have degrees; I'm just saying they're incapable of truly innovative thought or any kind of bold challenge to established doctrine if it's rooted too deeply in the public consciousness.
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Originally Posted by iamapatient
Socialists are all idiots...
I don't think you could argue socialists are any more idiotic than the hardcore laissez-faire types. I think the difference is that the former are actually interested in an economically egalitarian land, while the latters' interest lies primarily in seeing just how little they can pay their Third World workers, and just how many tax breaks or corporate welfare they can squeeze out of the government.
Anyway, I remember reading something in "Stranger in a Strange Land" about how politicians reflect the populace and therefore just as self-serving and custom-bound.
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
What I'm saying is that some people who enter politics actually ARE intelligent- Clinton is one, and Kucinich is certainly another shining example- however, to be effective as politicians they must learn to work within a framework for the office that doesn't allow for very much flexibility in approaching problems. I think to attract 'better' politicians, or allow existing ones to really shine, there must be some fundamental changes to the very structure of our government that allow for more creative and cooperative problem-solving. A three-party system is one relatively simple place to begin, since it encourages a LOT more cooperation across the hallways than a 2-party one does. And hey... more parties is more fun! :D
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Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
I don't think you could argue socialists are any more idiotic than the hardcore laissez-faire types.
Yes, I could... :D
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
What I'm saying is that some people who enter politics actually ARE intelligent- Clinton is one, and Kucinich is certainly another shining example
Debatable... ;)
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Originally Posted by iamapatient
Socialists are all idiots...
Capitalists are all greedy.
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
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Originally Posted by PicsorShens
Capitalists are all greedy.
According to idiot socialists... :D
Why the majority of politicians are jokes
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Originally Posted by iamapatient
According to idiot socialists... :D
No, according to capitalism itself. If you aren't greedy, you can't make as much money as humanly possible, therefore not a capitalist.
