I operate on the principle that we do not buy things, we buy benefits.
Depends on what one buys, and why - doesn't it?
I am a collector of Malay Daggers (Kris) - so where does the purchase of a Kris "benefit" me?
It benefits my wallet? - certainly not. Does it "contribute" towards my collector ambitions? yes.
As for politics - I can't really buy a political-party (Elon Musk could)
So I can only "buy" into the bullshit, that some political party is "selling" every four years.
What benefit do I hope to gain? via "buying" into a parties bullshit?
Only hoping for a dream aka a wish of mine, to become true.
So who buy's a dream? only dumb-buds who vote for those established bullshitters.
BTW - Belgium has proven for 6-7 years that a country can run very well without those bullshitters - simply due to the administrative organs already being in place since decades, and outfitted with existing regulations and laws to follow onto.
All a country needs is an e.g. President and a cabinet (max. 15 people) who manage the country according to the existing laws and regulations. The administrative fellows aka government employees) are in place already. (e.g. Driver-License department) Any changes or add-ons, towards existing regulations/laws, require a
plebiscite. Any new decision that has an additional impact onto a country - e.g. foreign policy, investment strategy, immigration policy, education etc. etc. -
plebiscite.
I want to decide (voice out and have a say) where my country and if my country goes to war - and not some parliamentarian a-hole, who's professional background is that of a lawyer or a tax consultant.
Switzerland can do it (
plebiscites) - since more then 150 years - very successfully. It's only those parasitic politicians that come up with - ah no Switzerland is much smaller - it doesn't work with e.g. Germany or the USA. - bullshit.
And even Switzerland could easily send all of those 246 parliamentarian buggers home - without any repercussions towards Switzerland and it's society.
Those damn useless, ******* lazy and self-centered politicians, need
us to provide them with a great income and no employment contract that states "expectations" and "consequences" for failure to deliver results. Every damn company no matter how small or big runs and acts onto
KPI's.
Since these income parasites are however in place - those who want to gain influence or favors simply use corruption to get their way - regardless of how much harm their personal ambitions or wallet expectation is causing towards the overall society of a country. And those politicians couldn't care less either - aside from securing their own bank account figures.
As such who cares if a Biden or a Trump is President? since they couldn't do shit (aka no harm towards society) without a plebiscite.
Show me a single political party that has forwarded a solid program to ensure - qualified Cabinet members.
Show me a single political party that has implemented KPI's to control and ensure a successful policy - once in power.
Show me those "employment" contracts for their compatriots in view of failure or success.
A private company has a private owner or a bunch of shareholders - that decide every year upon the hire and fire (and
claims towards) a "useless" and or "failed" manager.
And a country is a common good (as for the USA, held by 341 million shareholders) - and NOT a private company held by some private individual who appoints useless and incapable family members, buddies and brown-nosers onto the Board of Directors. He is however free to screw up his own "private" company as he likes. But
NOT my country.
Now you know, what I "think" - factually believe in.
And as long as my political "vision" remains a dream - I am going to make use of a corrupt, decadent and utterly useless political system and environment (the worse the better for me - which might clearly influence my vote), to further my wallet and thus the security of my family - no matter who, or how many others get buried on the way.
But anyway - cute try - of yours, to promote useless Re-pubs over useless Demos