I think about this all the time. Flip the question to: why would you WANT to be a politician in the US right now? It’s the worst gig in the world. Imagine the desire for power and renown it would take to subject oneself to this utter horror show.
i suspect the real reason is to feel that one's existence has been validated by History
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some certainly have that narcissistic grandiosity, but i think positioning yourself as the implementer of whatever the prevailing values are is a way to become the thing that power flows through, so you get a lot of it for yourself.
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yeah but my point is power to do what? whatever it is your campaign team tells you will keep you electable? or am i just naive for thinking that power has to have a level of 'why' beyond it?
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