• Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    So long as politicians are all painted with the same negative brush, there’s no room for anyone with a genuine interest in improving things. There are some truly great, caring people in politics working hard to do the right thing. It’s not their fault the public keeps voting for assholes.

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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      3 days ago

      I’ve often felt that genuine politicians can’t possibly have it easy.

      To even get started, step one is getting in bed with social media.