Comments on: Progressive Strategy, or Thinking About How to Make World that Will Not Go Up in Flames Soon http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/progressive-strategy-or-thinking-about-how-to-make-world-that-will-not-go-up-in-flames-soon/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Kevin http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/progressive-strategy-or-thinking-about-how-to-make-world-that-will-not-go-up-in-flames-soon/#comment-331 Kevin Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:33:36 +0000 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/progressive-strategy-or-thinking-about-how-to-make-world-that-will-not-go-up-in-flames-soon/#comment-331 The way that current politics are structure, every politician has tried to cater to the center until in office. Then, when in office, their true colors show. Politicians learn the art of speaking out of both sides of their mouths. Read <I>All The King's Men</i> for a sense of comparison. An idealist, well-meaning, but utterly clueless politician taps into his inner rage and an inner circle of corruption to become a demogogue. I do not know if there's anyway to reform the culture of corruption that exists on both sides of the line. Bismarck was right, "politics is like sausages. you're rather not be around when both are being made". The way that current politics are structure, every politician has tried to cater to the center until in office. Then, when in office, their true colors show.

Politicians learn the art of speaking out of both sides of their mouths.

Read All The King’s Men for a sense of comparison. An idealist, well-meaning, but utterly clueless politician taps into his inner rage and an inner circle of corruption to become a demogogue.

I do not know if there’s anyway to reform the culture of corruption that exists on both sides of the line. Bismarck was right, “politics is like sausages. you’re rather not be around when both are being made”.

]]> By: Mystical Seeker http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/progressive-strategy-or-thinking-about-how-to-make-world-that-will-not-go-up-in-flames-soon/#comment-72 Mystical Seeker Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:12:42 +0000 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/progressive-strategy-or-thinking-about-how-to-make-world-that-will-not-go-up-in-flames-soon/#comment-72 I became radicalized by the events of the last 5 or 6 years. My feeling is that both major parties are corrupted by corporate influence, and that we need radical solutions to the problems of war, inequality, poverty, and unemployment. I became radicalized by the events of the last 5 or 6 years. My feeling is that both major parties are corrupted by corporate influence, and that we need radical solutions to the problems of war, inequality, poverty, and unemployment.

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