Why we distrust our politicians so much

Democracy or Not

Published on July 12, 2004 By whyallajohn In Politics

For decades we have had to put up with Politicians in Australia who take one proposal to the electorate during an election campaign, yet do an about turn and put in place legislation which contradicts it's policy platform after winning government.

Comments

Sir Peter Maxwell

on Jul 12, 2004

The music is really not a nice touch, but keep fighting the good fight in that most Maxwellian of fashions.

CrispE

on Jul 12, 2004

whyallajohn:
Distrust is the by-word of democracy. The old "trust but verify" mantra that used to apply to nukes but really applies to anyone in a political sense. Every poliitician overstates the case for why they should be elected and why they are better than the other guy. But, in a practical sense, how does a freshman _________ in Congress or Parliament get anything accomplished. So, if they do achieve something, even that is suspicious.
The thing is, when someone comes up for reelection, the voter should measure the politician against both their actions and inactions. What they didn't do is sometimes the key.

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