[tuxidomasx]

The fact that China's government moves so decisively in areas of technological advancement may have to do with the fact that many of their government officials have degrees in engineering, science, math, etc.

With so many of the Chinese officials having technical degrees, I can't help but wonder if the United States government could benefit from technocrats in Washington.

[AFNobody]

Technocrats lack the skill set to win elections where everyone lies outrageously.

If they had such skills, they would be common American politicians. One if the few benefits of China's collectivism is all the politicians have to share the same reality, even adjusted by party propaganda. It allows technocrats to operate effectively since they do not need to compete with outrageous liars.

[WhompingWindows]

Is it about lying outrageously? I grant that occurs in high-profile and memorable cases, but is the average race for the house or a local seat corrupted by outrageous lies? It just seems sensible and historically continuous that those who study the law (lawyers) end up being the ones who most frequently write the law. I am 100% for more STEM and humanities-oriented law-makers, however I'm arguing technocrats lack specific knowledge of laws, not of lying.

[AFNobody]

Do you genuinely believe that when many laws are written by interest groups and past with little modification?

And yes, the average race us corrupted by outrageous lies. I have literally never seen an election at any level that lacked outrageous lies by at least one of the candidates.

[cheeko1234]

The best politician is the one who makes the most promises and keeps the least. Lying/exaggerating is the name of the game.