Re:“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
by nhangen on Sunday July 07, 2013 @01:12PM
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It's not that America wants this, it's that the politicians we elect do not keep their promises. Those that try are forced out, shaken down, relegated to stay at the bottom of the ladder. In our current political climate, a politician must barter ethics and morality for the power to do what they promised. And by then, it's too late, they're already gone.
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Re:“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
by comrade_ogilvy on Monday July 08, 2013 @04:57PM
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That is a problem with the people who vote. We either will not vote for people who fail to over-promise, or fail to continue to support elected officials who make reasonable efforts to follow through, or both.
Re:“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
by mikeash on Sunday July 07, 2013 @01:39PM
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A few don't, but most politicians run on a platform of being tough on crime and tough on terror, then do exactly what they said they'd do.
Re:“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
by cglace on Sunday July 07, 2013 @01:55PM
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Well, they do things that will make them look tough on crime without really carrying if it will actually reduce the level of crime.
Well, yes, but you can't elect politicians who aren't like that because that's all of them.
Re:“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
by emiliobumachar on Sunday July 07, 2013 @02:53PM
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Survival bias. Those who are not like that have trouble getting elected.