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Looking back at a series of electoral failures and certain "successes" (ala Clinton, Blair) of the left in various countries in the last 15 years, I have a bulk of suspicion that... you know, the politics is now so corrupt that money buys not only the media and political winners, but political loosers as well. It is now easy to imagine why Al Gore was so good in being an unattractive candidate in 2000, for example. And the ungoing US healthcare reform farce reinforces this kind of impression rather dramatically.

The 2002 Dutch general election fits this pattern as well, I suggest. Then new Paars leaders Ad Melkert (PvDA, Labour) and Hans Dijkstal (VVD, Liberals) were so good in appearing technocratic and out of touch, especially compared with Pim Fortuyn, it was an art form. How far fetched is it to suspect that high politics is a scam?

by das monde on Fri Mar 12th, 2010 at 03:01:28 PM EST
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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Fri Mar 12th, 2010 at 03:17:16 PM EST
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das monde:
it was an art form. How far fetched is it to suspect that high politics is a scam?

yup, they're good, but every so often they slip, and that's when i realise how correct you are.

the most classic example of this was when Kerry lost, there was something so pre-arranged about it, the look in his eyes, done deal... i think they're jamming wih NLP or something too, as i still like the guy!

now O-man...

art form is right.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 12th, 2010 at 04:04:34 PM EST
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