MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down111
arrow-up1683arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHaving your position on issues for sale isn’t illegal when you’re not in office, but it’s certainly not normal politics. It’s fuckin’ the weird for a politician to openly admit they’re for sale.
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agoSo you mean to say that most politicians won’t change their positions based on their voting blocks demands? I hate Musk but I can’t see how any of this isnt standard fare in all of politics by definition.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoChanging policies based on what voters as a whole want is democracy. Changing based on what one voter with a lot of money demands is corruption.
Having your position on issues for sale isn’t illegal when you’re not in office, but it’s certainly not normal politics. It’s fuckin’ the weird for a politician to openly admit they’re for sale.
So you mean to say that most politicians won’t change their positions based on their voting blocks demands?
I hate Musk but I can’t see how any of this isnt standard fare in all of politics by definition.
Changing policies based on what voters as a whole want is democracy. Changing based on what one voter with a lot of money demands is corruption.