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Sounds like Orwellian double speak to me. Pols are supposed to represent their constitutents. When 9 out of 10 want something, unless it violates the constitution they should get it.
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So you want a politician who just panders to what ever he thinks will give him power
and popularity instead of sticking to his principles and beliefs?
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No I want a politician who does what the people who elected him want him to do. He's hired to do a job and if he wants to keep it he'd better keep his customers happy.
But you didn't answer my question so i'll ask it again: How does your theory stack up when the thing that the politician believes in is something racist or otherwise completely unpalatable? According to you that is something to be admired right? |
Well if politicians are simply there to pander to what the mob desires then its not democracy its a descent into mob rule. In that case why have politicians at all. Why not simply have referandums on any and all issues. There is surely the technology to have a button installed next to your TV which would allow you to have a vote. So consider the following:
Should we have the death penalty?
Presses buttton; votes yes.
Next week same question; should we have the death penalty?
Hmmmm, well I watched a docu that changed my mind; votes no
All that would equal is chaos.