tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5960920428480578218..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: That Out of Touch Elite in CongressJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-22991664780132587672018-10-31T10:58:43.745-04:002018-10-31T10:58:43.745-04:00I seem to recall reading studies a while back abou...I seem to recall reading studies a while back about how the percentage of the total population that creeps into the range of clinical psychopathy is something like 1 in 100, but when you narrow the view to only people in positions of power such as CEOs and politicians, that number spikes to something like 1 in 10.<br /><br />We have a system that ultimately rewards people who lack human empathy and awareness of the wants and needs of others, and incentivizes them to seek power.<br /><br />---<br /><br />The majority of politicians aren't concerned with the desires of the public - they are concerned with the desires of their financial and political supporters.<br /><br />They aren't motivated by sheer altruism and a desire to serve their fellows - they're motivated by naked self interest and a desire for wealth and influence.<br /><br />They aren't good public citizens performing a civic duty - they are private entrepreneurs working a job and running a business for profit.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Congress is out of touch? It's their JOB to be out of touch! The system is built in such a way as to reward them for ignoring the people they are supposed to be representing, and instead cater to the whims of the rich, powerful, and corrupt!<br /><br />Garbage in, garbage out. The system isn't broken - it's working exactly as intended. The problem is the system itself, and how it is designed.<br /><br />You don't blame a hammer for the fact that it makes a terrible saw. You blame the person who handed you a hammer, when the job called for a saw.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-78586699540150922462018-10-31T09:25:33.347-04:002018-10-31T09:25:33.347-04:00"A good example is that most Republicans will..."A good example is that most Republicans will tell pollsters they care about the deficit, even though hardly any have voted as if they did since Eisenhower's time."<br /><br />The fallacy of an issue existing in a vacuum. It leaves out all the other possible reasons one might not vote for a candidate who says he or she wants to reduce the deficit. The poll that asks which candidate are you going to vote for is a far better predictor because it includes all choices (candidates). <br /><br /><br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com