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by citizenpaul 356 days ago
Yeah the job of being and elected official is to ignore the population and seize power/money/influence for yourself....

You really are proving my original point though.

>(It’s a lot easier to wax lyrical about Sodom and Gomorrah than pick up the phone once a month and attend meetings.)

Blame that victim!

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> the job of being and elected official is to ignore the population and seize power/money/influence for yourself

Non sequitur.

An elected prioritising a hot-button issue bill over one they like but which has no support is listening to their population.

> Blame that victim!

If an accurate description of choices actively made is blame, sure.