Comments on: Harry Potter’s leak, and some politics! \o/ http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/ random thoughts about random things Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: I might be right » Blog Archive » Politicians - some thoughts http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/comment-page-1/#comment-96 I might be right » Blog Archive » Politicians - some thoughts Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:07:38 +0000 http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/#comment-96 [...] This post brought about by an entry over at morghus.com [...] [...] This post brought about by an entry over at morghus.com [...]

]]> By: Deandri http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Deandri Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:42:16 +0000 http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/#comment-95 I know where I'd like to hide. I know where I’d like to hide.

]]> By: Morghus http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Morghus Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:44:15 +0000 http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/#comment-94 I had a huge reply I wanted to write, but I couldn't think of anything to write that didn't do anything but agree in really, really intricate ways. So let's keep it simple: My love... *hugs kisses high-five* ;D I'll point out that the "commercialism and political prostitution" bit is probably the "most true" point you have there. It's far too easy to sell out in some way, no matter where you hide. I had a huge reply I wanted to write, but I couldn’t think of anything to write that didn’t do anything but agree in really, really intricate ways. So let’s keep it simple:

My love… *hugs kisses high-five* ;D

I’ll point out that the “commercialism and political prostitution” bit is probably the “most true” point you have there. It’s far too easy to sell out in some way, no matter where you hide.

]]> By: Deandri http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Deandri Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:49:54 +0000 http://www.morghus.com/2007/07/19/harry-potters-leak-and-some-politics-o/#comment-93 I think what turns me off debates like those is the sour taste it leaves in my mouth of well rehearsed repetition. It does not interest me that politician A has a staff that has figured out every question and counter argument politician B could come up with and has written "perfectly ok sounding" answers that politician A can blurb out in the same stride as he makes the promises that his staff has figured out that the voters want to hear him utter no matter if they believe him or not. And it just makes me nauseous to see verbal fighting break out where the catalyst is that heat that comes with absolute loathing. In the same way I do not enjoy most political interviews when it seems the interviewer is not there to find out what the person is actually saying, but to follow the agenda that his or her boss already approved and that is supposed to lead to the ending of the show they had decided on in the meeting the previous week. It just makes me itch all over. What I would love is forum debates. There are some really interesting and in depth disecting going on out there by those "uninterested youths". Just the kind of carefully posed questions and actual explanations I would like to have as a voter. Problem is, if that medium was to be used by main stream politics... it would eventually get tainted by commercialism and political prostitution and the energy one has put into finding those (quite far from but still fairly) clean sources of discussion will have to be used again, to find some other source. I think what turns me off debates like those is the sour taste it leaves in my mouth of well rehearsed repetition. It does not interest me that politician A has a staff that has figured out every question and counter argument politician B could come up with and has written “perfectly ok sounding” answers that politician A can blurb out in the same stride as he makes the promises that his staff has figured out that the voters want to hear him utter no matter if they believe him or not.

And it just makes me nauseous to see verbal fighting break out where the catalyst is that heat that comes with absolute loathing. In the same way I do not enjoy most political interviews when it seems the interviewer is not there to find out what the person is actually saying, but to follow the agenda that his or her boss already approved and that is supposed to lead to the ending of the show they had decided on in the meeting the previous week. It just makes me itch all over.

What I would love is forum debates. There are some really interesting and in depth disecting going on out there by those “uninterested youths”. Just the kind of carefully posed questions and actual explanations I would like to have as a voter. Problem is, if that medium was to be used by main stream politics… it would eventually get tainted by commercialism and political prostitution and the energy one has put into finding those (quite far from but still fairly) clean sources of discussion will have to be used again, to find some other source.

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