Has Politics Always Bred Hypocrisy

Yep.

Yes. And stupidity. The vast majority of the populace know nothing about civics, American government, or American politics. That stupidity is literally ruining everything

You can thank 3 generations of shitty education for this.

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So it's really just about preserving power of the ruling class.

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Yes.

Always has been. Always will be.

watch the Adams historical docu-drama.
HBO or netflix?

He was attacked in a scurrilous way by the opponents. Hamilton.

similar issues as these days. not ever really "resolved".

the big change is BIG business, and international companies.
'constitution did not take into account. now we have 5-4 decision allowing companies to buy Congress. "citizen's united". of course it has nothing to do with Citizens. its a misnomer. its the ruling that lets's the company with the most to gain from a given bill buy votes. if you are going to make 1 trillion over 10 years, what's a billion in TV air time for your primary contenders?

Politics has always bred hypocrisy. The politicians seem to have been more blatant and in-you-face about it for the last decade or so.

This is why Teddy Roosevelt was the greatest president in the history of the United States. He would be crying if he saw what we've done with citizens united. We need a return of the Progressive Party of 1912. Keep those bastards in check.

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Has Politics Always Bred Hypocrisy

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HUMANITY breeds hypocrisy.

I have my double standards. So do you. Anybody who says they don't is not only a hypocrite, but a liar as well.

Yes. No one is immune completely. So fake it here better than others though.

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the big change is BIG business, and international companies.

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This is not a change. This is how it has been since the united states of America started. All you have to do is follow the money, the central bank money. It is why our founding fathers did not allow a private bank to issue money and required money to be either physical or backed by physical.