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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 136 points 2 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."

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

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