Dodgy Pie 大雞排 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 on Nostr: And it also needs to be mentioned that even when people do really know what they ...

And it also needs to be mentioned that even when people do really know what they want, their wants are often pretty damned selfish, and they have little to no interest in considering the needs of the rest of the community.

A politician's job is to serve the best interests of *all* their consitutents, not just the ones who agree with them or vote for them. In constitutional government, the holder of office is a trustee, not a delegate.

cf, "Models of representation"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_representation#Models_of_representation