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Re:Who Strikes Fear into Silicon Valley? Margrethe Vestager by new299 on Saturday May 12, 2018 @01:12AM (#17052583)
That's quite clearly not the only reason (and I'm be surprised if it was the majority reason in Europe) that people object to "career" politicians.

The other, reason I've heard is that people who have not worked in industry (at any level) do not have real world experience required to guide policy effectively, and means they are out of touch with voters in general.

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Re:Who Strikes Fear into Silicon Valley? Margrethe Vestager by hendzen on Saturday May 12, 2018 @02:37AM (#17052802)
Guiding policy is a rather small part of being a politician and usually something (at least in the US) that is dealt with partially by aides. Being a politician in a democracy is about winning elections and forming consensus in democratic bodies once elected. Being in industry doesn't necessarily prepare one to have those skills - example left to the reader.
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