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0 pointsjmaygarden13y ago0 comments

I don't understand why people accuse politicians of using politics. Isn't that like accusing a farmer of plowing a field?

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krapp13y ago· 2 in thread

Politicians can't get elected admitting they're politicians.

saraid21613y ago

Yeah. That's one of the most absurd things about America: we force our public officials to lie, and then complain about it when they do.

krapp13y ago

In what other field do people apply for work by claiming to be not only ignorant of, but hostile to the job they're applying for? Everyone is Mister Smith going to Washington now, it's manufactured cynicism, and Americans seem to eat it up.

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shardling13y ago

I wouldn't bother mentioning it if I didn't see people claiming otherwise.[1] :)

1. Not necessarily in this thread, but in general. (I live in KY.)

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