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Sat Jun-26-10 04:10 PM
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| 15. Politics and governing are two different things. |
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Politics is about winning and losing, and people do that mainly through appealing to people's beliefs.
Governing is about getting things done and running the country. In our case, it's a huge country with a lot of moving parts and a lot of different beliefs, and a lot of politicking that gets in the way of actual governing.
Politics is what you see on MSNBC and Fox. Governing is the boring stuff that nobody wants to pay attention to.
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| -What do you think politics is about? |
SJC55 |
Jun-26-10 03:48 PM |
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I share your beliefs |
Goldstein1984 |
Jun-26-10 03:50 PM |
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I would have to agree with you. I don't really think it was always |
Booster |
Jun-26-10 03:50 PM |
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Me? #2. |
LWolf |
Jun-26-10 03:52 PM |
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There is a third camp, too: those for whom politics is a team sport, |
QC |
Jun-26-10 03:53 PM |
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Yes, but those people.. |
SJC55 |
Jun-26-10 03:55 PM |
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Yes, they are stupid, but loud and numerous. n/t |
QC |
Jun-26-10 04:26 PM |
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Welcome. |
Jackpine Radical |
Jun-26-10 03:57 PM |
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Allocation and distribution of resources. All the rest is show. n/t |
Laelth |
Jun-26-10 03:58 PM |
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Yep, agree with you! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Jun-26-10 04:02 PM |
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The most cynical definition I know: |
Selatius |
Jun-26-10 04:02 PM |
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Sounds exactly like what is happening... |
SJC55 |
Jun-26-10 04:03 PM |
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The classic American idea of choice! |
agent46 |
Jun-26-10 04:51 PM |
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Politics is the mechanism individuals use to organize themselves in groups. |
Ozymanithrax |
Jun-26-10 04:02 PM |
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Politics is one variety of circus in "Bread and Circuses". |
yella_dawg |
Jun-26-10 04:05 PM |
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I think politics is about power. Getting it and keeping it. |
lunatica |
Jun-26-10 04:05 PM |
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Everything boils down to economics |
Hydra |
Jun-26-10 04:06 PM |
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Politics and governing are two different things. |
frazzled |
Jun-26-10 04:10 PM |
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its about making yourself look good at the expense of others |
NHLrocks |
Jun-26-10 04:13 PM |
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#2, informs my pragmatism. |
LoZoccolo |
Jun-26-10 04:30 PM |
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Politics is about manufactured consent |
Taitertots |
Jun-26-10 04:40 PM |
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Another vote for #2 here, |
Riftaxe |
Jun-26-10 04:42 PM |
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They say: "Politics is the shadow cast over government by corporations" . . . |
defendandprotect |
Jun-26-10 04:45 PM |
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I would agree it is about #2. But I don't agree the Democrats use |
applegrove |
Jun-26-10 10:40 PM |
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How old are you? Specificity is not required, but to believe that the Democratic Party |
Greyhound |
Jun-26-10 10:48 PM |
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They've delivered on health care, banking reform and the stimulus. These are all |
applegrove |
Jun-26-10 11:02 PM |
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The accomplishments you list are highly debatable and not the point of the thread. |
Greyhound |
Jun-28-10 11:08 AM |
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Doing the business of The People |
KonaKane |
Jun-26-10 10:51 PM |
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