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they were buddies rule (lemmy.cafe)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Politicians have to say a lot of things whether they mean them or not.

I like ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch's take on voting. "If you agree with me 51% of the time, vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, see a psychiatrist."

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Politicians do NOT have to run a dishonest campaign. They just can't help themselves. Inb4 the obligatory BoTh SiDeS comment.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We do really seem to be selecting for it based on who wins tho

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

The winner always lies to get in. The fucked up thing is that the loser does too