Re: 19TH CENTURY POLITICS ..

Quote from: Brian_Bishop on July 30, 2018, 12:00:03 AM

Quote from: popcorn1 on January 16, 2018, 12:41:34 PM

It's the 21st century we have 19th century politics Cry

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What is 19th century politics? IT'S we the politicians deserve more than anyone else..
And we the people din't hire you to think like this in the 21st century ..
After all you do get paid over 100k a year to do a job and still want more..

NOW GET OUT YOU SCUM BAGS..
You are worse than a house burglar Wink

Why do most people think that once upon a time everything was better? Previously, people were kinder and more decent, politicians are more cunning and nobler. It seems to me that people very little and slowly change and most often change in a negative direction.
We say that we have bad politicians. We very easily condemn not only politicians, but also our colleagues and acquaintances. We blame that we do not live the way we want everyone around us, but not ourselves.
Let's leave politicians in the 19th and 21st century in peace and start thinking about ourselves more.

I think popcorn1 was actually saying that politicians are stuck in the past themselves, that it was bad in the 19th century and that's still what we have now. I agree though, that there's not much use in comparing what we have now to what we used to have. Even if something is a little bit better than it used to be, that doesn't mean that we should stop trying to improve.

Luckily, I think there are some good example of politicians these days that are breaking free of old traditions. During the World Cup, I heard a bit about the Croatian president. She seems to be a very simple person making good decisions in government. She flies economy class and sits with all the other Croatian football fans. I believe I read that she cut politicians salaries and sold many luxury vehicles that the government owned.