The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.
Generally speaking, politicians are an odd bunch. They seem to have very thick skins and genuinely don't care what people think. And charm is a very important part of the politician's armoury. I try to resist that kind of charm.
Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.
Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.
No doubt the ridiculous politicians are right to like politics. They have found careers in which success can be achieved by being ridiculous. Imagine Jimmy Carter or George W. Bush rising to the top of any other profession.
Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are not ridiculously otherwise.
I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals.
Politicians are nauseating by definition... They can produce nothing, neither a loaf of bread nor a table nor a picture; and this inability to create value, this total inferiority, makes them jealous, vengeful, insolent and a menace to life and limb.