I believe I've already told you what I think about this kind of simpleminded "Politishuns is all evil" generalization.
Back when I was a teenager, my Dad served as mayor of our town. I'll never forget having to deal with people who think like you during an ice-storm that paralyzed the city. All the power was knocked out, including the power to our house, but somehow the rumor got around that we had electricity. Indignant citizens, who just KNEW Dad was corrupt ("He's a pollyTISHUN ain't he?") began calling our house. At least one of them told us (while we sat there shivering by candlelight) that he'd driven by the house and seen all the lights blazing. For months afterwards, this rumor was repeated to me, and it did absolutely no good to deny it. See, they KNEW.
Cause, see, Dad was a pollyTUSHun! And if he DIDN'T do that, he was probably doing something else just as bad! They just KNEW it!
S: At the very least we can both agree that half of all politicians are corrupt so why all the vitriol?
What makes you think that I believe "half of all politicians are corrupt?" And how do you define corrupt?
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Back when I was a teenager, my Dad served as mayor of our town. I'll never forget having to deal with people who think like you during an ice-storm that paralyzed the city. All the power was knocked out, including the power to our house, but somehow the rumor got around that we had electricity. Indignant citizens, who just KNEW Dad was corrupt ("He's a pollyTISHUN ain't he?") began calling our house. At least one of them told us (while we sat there shivering by candlelight) that he'd driven by the house and seen all the lights blazing. For months afterwards, this rumor was repeated to me, and it did absolutely no good to deny it. See, they KNEW.
Cause, see, Dad was a pollyTUSHun! And if he DIDN'T do that, he was probably doing something else just as bad! They just KNEW it!
S: At the very least we can both agree that half of all politicians are corrupt so why all the vitriol?
What makes you think that I believe "half of all politicians are corrupt?" And how do you define corrupt?