Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Aug 14 2008
Should we vote for politicians to lead us when they've failed in other areas?
I suppose it had to happen. A lot of our political leaders seem to have trouble being true to their spouses. And the chain often goes back to a spouse cheating on a spouse, who cheated on an earlier spouse...
It's very difficult, when one gets to the voting booth, to decide how all these things might play out if the accused person gets into a high office, even if they have been in office before. Politics, by its very nature, tends to attract a high percentage of people who are narcissistic and in need of attention, either by one individual or by a crowd. Sometimes I wonder if the attention-getting behavior is like that of a child. If they can't get noticed by being good, then they'll get attention by being bad, and they'll expect you to forgive their bad deeds as quickly as you would praise their good deeds. The ego seems to be so damaged and amorphous in these folks that they demand attention any way they can get it and they actually think they'll still be able to keep your trust and support. I feel sorry for them in an odd sort of way. But should feeling sorry for a politician translate into a vote for him or her?
posted at: 08:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I suppose it had to happen. A lot of our political leaders seem to have trouble being true to their spouses. And the chain often goes back to a spouse cheating on a spouse, who cheated on an earlier spouse...
It's very difficult, when one gets to the voting booth, to decide how all these things might play out if the accused person gets into a high office, even if they have been in office before. Politics, by its very nature, tends to attract a high percentage of people who are narcissistic and in need of attention, either by one individual or by a crowd. Sometimes I wonder if the attention-getting behavior is like that of a child. If they can't get noticed by being good, then they'll get attention by being bad, and they'll expect you to forgive their bad deeds as quickly as you would praise their good deeds. The ego seems to be so damaged and amorphous in these folks that they demand attention any way they can get it and they actually think they'll still be able to keep your trust and support. I feel sorry for them in an odd sort of way. But should feeling sorry for a politician translate into a vote for him or her?
posted at: 08:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
