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0 pointschongli10y ago0 comments

The point is that rhetoric (the basis for politics) is inaccessible to empirical analysis too.

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But the policies that politics is concerned about (economy, welfare, etc) are accessible to scientific analysis.

Right, and tons of that scientific analysis goes on. It just doesn't hold much sway over some rather substantial portions of the electorate.

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But the policies that politics is concerned about (economy, welfare, etc) are accessible to scientific analysis.

chongliOP10y ago

Right, and tons of that scientific analysis goes on. It just doesn't hold much sway over some rather substantial portions of the electorate.

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