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Originally Posted by Ashartus
I think the biggest issue isn't that power has "corrupted" them. Rather (similar to what MarchHare said), the modern Conservatives are a party that basically has its roots in a democratic reform movement pushing for more accountability, transparency, etc., and now they've gone further in the opposite direction than the governments they were fighting against. It's a complete betrayal of some of their core values.
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Do you believe that they really held those core values? It's all just talk. A bunch of politicians got together and brainstormed about what they would have to say to voters in order to get the cushy high paying office jobs that they all want. None of the big parties have real core values... I am 100% convinced of that. They want money and they want power (to get more money). It's like when the average person goes for a job interview and BSs about their loyalty and selfless virtue, when all they really want is a job.
I honestly don't know what the solution is, but the whole system sucks. The OP has a quote that I think is interesting in this respect. Just like how feudalism became obsolete as industrialization and modernization took place, I feel that the model of most nation states is becoming archaic.