One Reason I Hate Politics
Or, to be more accurate, one reason I don’t respect partisans who believe party loyalty is some sort of virtue. Radley’s analysis certainly corroborates what I’ve seen as well. The “if only I could get elected/re-elected/everyone who agrees with me elected/my party returned to power/a filibuster-proof majority/the other guy’s party discredited to the point that their ideas aren’t even part of the debate, then I can really start doing good things for the world” is a special kind of schizophrenia associated with people who respect parties more than ideas.
Jeff Woodhead wrote:
The sentiment you’re looking for here is “pursuit of power for its own sake,” which explains a lot about our political situation right now, from the rampant hackery to the reluctance to move on difficult issues to the expansion of presidential power no matter who’s in office.
Posted on 30-Apr-10 at 2:19 pm | Permalink