re: Does politics really matter?

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"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you"….Pericles 430 BC

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Cool Pericles quote.

Here is why he is wrong.

We in the USA have unaccountable 'leaders' in the gov't elected or not who benefit wildly from lying and cheating the system. Even the most pure Cincinnatus who takes the job will eventually wilt.

Even if you vote for one of these 'leaders' you don't really get a choice, as the ballot is very limited and nothing makes the politicos do what they say they will do.

When I see politics I just see people fighting to the death over the controls of the gov't, I'd rather just destroy the gov't than have all this drama and conflict over which party signs the welfare checks or distributes stolen 'benefits' from productive society members.

Either way, the gov't as an institution is rotten to the core and no amount of 'voting' will ever change that.