MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down111
arrow-up1673arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoSo you mean to say that most politicians won’t change their positions based on their voting blocks demands? I hate Musk but I can’t see how any of this isnt standard fare in all of politics by definition.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoChanging policies based on what voters as a whole want is democracy. Changing based on what one voter with a lot of money demands is corruption.
So you mean to say that most politicians won’t change their positions based on their voting blocks demands?
I hate Musk but I can’t see how any of this isnt standard fare in all of politics by definition.
Changing policies based on what voters as a whole want is democracy. Changing based on what one voter with a lot of money demands is corruption.