We face a dilemma in that most Americans are committed to democratic governance and many Americans want elected officials to assume responsibility for matters that they cannot manage.D W MacKenzie on Politics Cannot Be Fixed.
American politics is not broken: it is working in the dysfunctional way that it should be working, given its unwieldy size and scope. What may be breaking are naïve idealistic beliefs that politicians can use a large and intrusive government to serve "the people." And the demise of such beliefs would be a good thing.
The idea of public-spirited politicians acting through large and unlimited government is utopian.
The basic lesson here is that politics cannot be fixed.
Political Power
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Most Christians still trust political power. They will often criticise the
abuse of power, but that often smuggle it in the backdoor so it can be used
to...
18 hours ago
2 comments:
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Thanks JB
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