I assume you know how I feel about that sort of thing.
You assume correctly.
A feature I have noted among many politicians, and would be politicians, is that they identify strongly with their position and their performance in a very personal manner, when in reality (as many elections show) that contribution is probably around 10% of their overall vote. In reality it is the party that they represent for the other 90%.
Of course, with single-member electorates this personal association is far more common, and indeed, probably made sense in the 19th century when most MPs were part of a loose coalition at best. These days, regardless of their position on the political spectrum, the Lenninist model of "democratic centralism" seems to apply.
Which is certainly a significant contributing factor to why I'm not an member of parliament myself.
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Date: 2012-08-02 03:12 am (UTC)You assume correctly.
A feature I have noted among many politicians, and would be politicians, is that they identify strongly with their position and their performance in a very personal manner, when in reality (as many elections show) that contribution is probably around 10% of their overall vote. In reality it is the party that they represent for the other 90%.
Of course, with single-member electorates this personal association is far more common, and indeed, probably made sense in the 19th century when most MPs were part of a loose coalition at best. These days, regardless of their position on the political spectrum, the Lenninist model of "democratic centralism" seems to apply.
Which is certainly a significant contributing factor to why I'm not an member of parliament myself.