You don't think "power and prestige" can be found in the private sector?
No doubt most politicians like the idea of power, but that's almost always tied to the notion of using that power for what they perceive as the public good.
What you're espousing is really every bit as naive and malleable as the mindset of wide-eyed souls who believe every politician is their friend and knows what's best. A person who sees every politician as "corrupt" and dishonest and out for number one is just as incapable of distinguishing between a candidate who will actually promote policies that help them and a candidate who won't.
They can be just as easily lied to and manipulated. And they are a big part of what makes going into public service such a thankless, miserable, and expensive undertaking that many qualified people who would do a great job in the public sector would rather eat glass.
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No doubt most politicians like the idea of power, but that's almost always tied to the notion of using that power for what they perceive as the public good.
What you're espousing is really every bit as naive and malleable as the mindset of wide-eyed souls who believe every politician is their friend and knows what's best. A person who sees every politician as "corrupt" and dishonest and out for number one is just as incapable of distinguishing between a candidate who will actually promote policies that help them and a candidate who won't.
They can be just as easily lied to and manipulated. And they are a big part of what makes going into public service such a thankless, miserable, and expensive undertaking that many qualified people who would do a great job in the public sector would rather eat glass.