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Thanks for your input. I often think about politics as philosophy. You seem to equate your philosophy of human nature to political success and it very well may have merit. I personally feel that talking without thinking is useless; it's more manipulative than productive which certainly mirrors present politics. I would have to ask the question: What is success in politics? Is being a talker the same as being a communicator? Is being a thinker the same as being wise? What is the outcome of political thought without insight or knowledge? With those questions in mind, can a politician be of any real usefulness to the public good without insight, knowledge, experience, empathy and talent as a communicator? I don't think so unless success as a politician has nothing to do with the public good.
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