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0 pointsreaperducer6y ago0 comments

Isn't politics about seeing a larger picture?

No. In fact, there's a saying in politics: "All politics is local."

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There may be the saying "all politics is local politics" but this is hardly a proof of the situation. If anything, the worst politics happens through a purely local lens - for example, the refusal of silicon valley cities build housing for workers in the companies around them based on "local concerns".

reaperducerOP6y ago

There was no specification in the OP's comment about whether it's good or bad. But the fact remains that all politics is local.

With the exception of the president, people vote for their local city government, their local county government, their local school board, their local senator, their local representative, and on the macro level (governor), they vote for the person who they think will best help their own, local interests.

UncleEntity6y ago

> With the exception of the president...

Well, technically, people vote to guide the electoral college on who they should vote for.

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