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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Will, the last few days have made me start to wonder about you.
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Stop being so melodramatic.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
I have in no way suggested that we want politicians to be entertainers. I said that we do not want politicians to give us bad news or tell us that we are not and will not live in the best of all possible worlds. A politician, as much as people may pay lip service to the concept, could never "tell it like it is" - and actually do so - or admit that the solutions to a problem mean great sacrifices by the people. To do so is to lose an election.
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What descriptive term would you call a figure who only tells people what they want to hear? The people you describe want these politicians to give them pleasure and entertainment. Entertainer seems to fit just fine.
BTW, I don't know anyone who's okay with politicians lying to them. You'd be the first.