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House Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to New Round of Scrutiny About Black Son
(www.vanityfair.com)
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They all lie to get to power. They all tell us what we want to hear so we will elevate them to this power. If a politician is moving their mouth, they are lying.
“All politicians are the same, amirite?”
No, you are wrong
“Nuh-uh, YoU aRe WrOnG”
Yes, meet any politician anywhere in the world, and I can guarantee that they lied somewhere about something to get to that power. I would have to lie too, it’s the game, not the players. I count bending the truth and withholding info as lying as well.
This is such a daft take - I know plenty of local politicians - and indeed a couple of MPs local to me in the UK who have precious little "power" and work stupid hours looking after their constituents. They aren't trying to get cabinet positions or a cushy jobs. The kind of people who think 'there are some problems here I think I can solve' and sign up for what can be pretty grim work.
Good point. There are some “Mr. Smith”s out there, and yes, local level politics do have genuine helpful people. I should amend my statement to “politicians at such a high level”.