• BigDiction@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    True, politicians are not like Santa Claus who magically know everyone by name, but maybe they are aware of people in your set of circumstances and can sympathize.

    On the other side of the coin, many politicians run town halls and other events where you can meet them in person. How many of you nihilists here have ever bothered to show up to one or those, let alone vote consistently?

    • LurkingLuddite@piefed.social
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      7 hours ago

      I’d still say they don’t care about YOU. They do at least care that society functions, and understand that the better it functions and the better off its citizens are, the less crime and corruption “needs” to happen…

      Though they quite directly cannot care about everyone individually. It is both physically impossible and counterproductive to effectively play favorites with those they know, or those that make pleas to them.

  • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 hours ago

    The difference is that the politician will actually have sex with you.

    Although I guess Platner was all talk and no delivery with the sexting “scandal”.

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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      6 hours ago

      I like the Apple TV show ‘Widow’s Bay.’

      No spoiler.

      The Mayor is complaining about hsi job and all the idiots he has to deal with.

      “But you ran to be the Mayor.”

      “Yes, because I was scared to let any of these nitwits run things.”