Re:Show HN: Fantasy Congress – a fantasy sports website for ...
by root_axis on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @01:55PM
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> seems to fundamentally misunderstand what the political process is supposed to accomplish. It's not about (or shouldn't be about) scoring points and winning.
Huh? The political process is definitely about scoring points and winning, and I'm not being cynical about the Trump era, there are centuries of human history that bare this out. Sometimes, "serving constituents" provides a practical path to scoring points and winning but this is not usually the case.
> McConnell is at the top of your leaderboard because he's driven by a naked lust for power, not because he's ever done anything right by his constituents.
I am not a "both sides are the same" person, but the only difference between McConnell and most politicians is the "naked" part, there is a reason why congress' approval ratings are consistently abysmal.
Huh? The political process is definitely about scoring points and winning, and I'm not being cynical about the Trump era, there are centuries of human history that bare this out. Sometimes, "serving constituents" provides a practical path to scoring points and winning but this is not usually the case.
> McConnell is at the top of your leaderboard because he's driven by a naked lust for power, not because he's ever done anything right by his constituents.
I am not a "both sides are the same" person, but the only difference between McConnell and most politicians is the "naked" part, there is a reason why congress' approval ratings are consistently abysmal.