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Originally Posted by peter12
Politics as we know it is a huge waste of time. Politics as it was known classically encompassed the public sphere of life, unfortunately something that no longer exists because most people are not interested in acting in the civic's interest, only their own (see job, financial security, personal success etc...).
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I believe it is disingenuous to believe that the majority of politicians in history have been anything different then what I have bolded in your quote.