@MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down111
arrow-up1683arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.com@MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-square@IsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-1•9 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-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 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.