The art of politics
The truth about politics!
Politics has stringent rules.
1] Skillful and effective political leaders are as rare as hen's teeth. Why? Politics is the 'art of securing rusted-on followers'.
2] Good politics is the antithesis of good public policy.
3] Politicians are delegates [of unions, business, money, ideology, group think, etc] not representatives [of electors, ideals, democracy, transparency, etc].
4] Politicians propagate slogans, mantras, memes, brain viruses, and invasive mind-fog.
5] Politics gives voice to 'causes' that can never be resolved.
6] Politics is the art of deceit, deception, delusion, and illusion.
7] Politics is never conducive to compromise, consensual decision-making [except for Australian Aborigines], or bi-partisan solutions to issues.
There are more rules or laws to politics: but, you will get the gist of the game from those 'magnificent seven'.
I am a 'recovering politician'. I know, and I accept, that there is no cure for my addiction. I am still not free of it but it has less, and less, impact on me with each passing day......
I have been a political junkie all my life. I guess I am like any junkie - I seek the highs and barely tolerate the lows of my obsession with politics.
Richard
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