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Discussion => Philosophy, Economics and Justice => Topic started by: UltimateSolution on October 03, 2012, 06:02 pm

Title: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: UltimateSolution on October 03, 2012, 06:02 pm
Isn't politics just as relevant as Philosophy, Economics and Law? Maybe I missed what this whole thing is about.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: Ballzinator on October 04, 2012, 11:28 pm
Isn't politics just as relevant as Philosophy, Economics and Law? Maybe I missed what this whole thing is about.
Almost everything in the field of politics is covered by philosophy, economics and law. Maybe this section should be expanded by ethics to make the 'politics package' complete.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: anonymarse on October 06, 2012, 07:47 pm
Politics is not a separate discipline. It is the philosophy of using violence and threats to manipulate economics under the cover of law. :p
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: Chapman on October 07, 2012, 06:11 am
Politics is not a separate discipline. It is the philosophy of using violence and threats to manipulate economics under the cover of law.

I think I'm in love.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: TheJolllyRoger on October 07, 2012, 06:35 am
What went wrong is that politics became a career, thus removing all the reason for it in the first place, As soon as people in politics are paid they compromise their politics, change policies, follow the party line etc because their jobs are on the line. You have very little political people involved in politics anymore, their lobbied to death so the corporations and those with the money to lobby and those with the modes of production run the word. Most people are just mindless, questionless pieces of meat that are too interested in the size of Justin Biebers shit, who fucked who on tv, X Factor and other such shite for them to get off their knees and even question what is wrong, unfortunately.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: cktwo on October 19, 2012, 12:43 pm
absolute power corrupts absolutely....

maybe they jus bathe in the abyss too much....
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: s1np3l0 on October 19, 2012, 04:35 pm
Politics is not a separate discipline. It is the philosophy of using violence and threats to manipulate economics under the cover of law. :p
This!
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: jay92 on October 20, 2012, 02:40 am
Such a broad question. So, I'm giving a broad answer. There are so so so so so soooooooooo many things wrong with politics my friend. I'm sure we could all talk for hours on this topic.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: UltimateSolution on October 20, 2012, 02:00 pm
Such a broad question. So, I'm giving a broad answer. There are so so so so so soooooooooo many things wrong with politics my friend. I'm sure we could all talk for hours on this topic.
I meant, why is there a section for "Politics, Economics and Law" but not politics?
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: s1np3l0 on October 20, 2012, 02:07 pm
Such a broad question. So, I'm giving a broad answer. There are so so so so so soooooooooo many things wrong with politics my friend. I'm sure we could all talk for hours on this topic.
I meant, why is there a section for "Politics, Economics and Law" but not politics?
I'd say because all those 3 are deeply connected to each other in some way no matter how you look at it. Economics and law are essential parts of politics - 2 simple examples. The "war on drugs" - political decision based on laws. The "war" on developing countries - no need to even fire a single shot, you can destroy whole countries with some economic decisions (subsiding certain industries, privatizing natural resources and let foreign investors buy all of it .. etc. )
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: malacath on October 23, 2012, 12:26 am
Politics in the USA at least are just so corrupt it doesnt even matter who you vote for because all the candidates are controlled by big business. Until we have proportional representation or whatever its called when for example a party get 5% of the vote, they get 5% representation in government. In the US now we have a "winner takes all" system so a party that gets 51% of the votes gets 100% representation, despite almost half the country (49%) being opposed to that party. It makes it impossible for smaller parties to have any say at all.
Title: Re: What's wrong with politics?
Post by: financeguy on January 07, 2013, 01:53 am
Politics is not a separate discipline. It is the philosophy of using violence and threats to manipulate economics under the cover of law. :p
This!
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