What is this being discussed right now in politics is conservative politics,liberal politics, alt right and Progressive politics. What is not being discussed right now is selfish politics.
What do I mean by selfish politics. Well they used to say all politics are local and selfish politics can be considered part of the local scene. A local politician can help someone get a visa. They can help some one who has too many tickets and will not be able to work get some of those tickets dismissed.
The hope being that that those who get those favors will vote for and continue to vote for that politician.
That's always been the case, that's why senior centers are funded. Teen centers and clinics are funded. ( common knowledge ).
What not understood is negative selfish politics. Locally it might be the local politician who refused to take a call from a troubled constituent . No vote from that constituent .
On the national level it may be a Hillary attack candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 primaries, leaving a bad taste in the mouth of some of his fans. Again Hillary Clnton feminist surrogates who said that the young female voters for Bernie Sanders did so only to be around boys. Hillary needed those votes, but those voters were so turned off they didn't turn out.
Now I have a really bad taste in my mouth for the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. Am I really going to vote for someone who when running for office stated my pension is too high playing along with those who hate government and especially those who,are civil servants.
Another example of negative selfish politics is women's equality coming on the perceived back of a white man. Well those men have a negative selfish political agenda along with those women who are their wives.
I'm laying it out, be careful of negative selfish politics.
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