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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
It's exactly that kind of populist bullshit that disgusts me. If you have an ideology, profile yourself based on that ideology. If people vote for you, that's good. If not, tough luck. More people would have faith in their government if it primarily consisted of people who actually believed in what they did, rather than people who would do anything in order to gain power.
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maybe the electorate should stop voting those kinds of people in then. the fact they so consistently do, and in such overwhelming numbers, means that any politician seriously hoping to become president can't infact profile themselves based on anything other than populist rubbish.