Dodgy Pie 大雞排 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 on Nostr: There's this sort of conceit that a lot of politicians who lean more populist want ...

There's this sort of conceit that a lot of politicians who lean more populist want you to believe, and that is that they are running grassroots campaigns where they are "listening to the people".

I think that's nonsense. I don't think anyone makes the decision to run for office, so that they can "listen to the people". No, you run for office, because you think you know what is best for the people, or why would you even run, in the first place?

If you don't have a political philosophy, why run?