You are calling the knowledge of why policiticians act as they do any excuse. I’m calling it a reason, or an explanation that voters will benefit from by understanding it.
All too many politicians answer to their biggest donors and not those who vote for them. When more voters understand that and begin basing their votes on it, we should elect more folks who actually represent the people.
You are having a debate with something other than what I have actually said.
When more voters understand that and begin basing their votes on it, we should elect more folks who actually represent the people.
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You seem to think that if voters understand “why” politicians vote against the interests of the people who put them in office, they will elect someone more responsive. My view is I don’t care about the “why”. You also over simplify the issue in thinking that its just big money they respond to. As I said, politicians are horse traders who will swap votes for nearly any reason in exchange for future favors. They also respond to a wide variety of other factors and reasons too numerous to mention. Big money is just one factor.
We are not in a court of law where establishing motive is important. We are in the political environment and please understand this one thing: there can be a multiplicity of reasons for voting. I think that voters should not focus so much on the “why” as this will only further confuse them and make them subject to manipulation by professional manipulators. At the end of the day all that really matters is that the person you elected didn’t vote for your interests. You get more responsive politicians when you show them there are consequences.
If you say don’t vote for this guy because he’s on the take from special interest groups, that won’t stop the problem because the next guy will do the same thing once they’re in office. We see this time and again because politicians lie. Instead, you focus on their voting record. Keep it simple.
If someone steals from you do you really care about their motive? You only care about your loss and punishment for the crime.
In my view, trying to discern complex motives, especially in people who are “talented” in deceiving others, is an exercise in futility. Results are all that matters.