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'''Politics''' is the art of gaining power, particularly in government.  It entails seeking favorable portrayal by the [[media]] in public, and seeking support by individuals privately.  Actual success or failure in governing an administrative entity, such as a city or nation, is only loosely related to political success or failure.  

'''Politics''' is the art of gaining power, particularly in [[government]].  It entails seeking favorable portrayal by the [[media]] in public, and seeking support by individuals privately.  Actual success or failure in governing an administrative entity, such as a [[city]] or [[nation]], is only loosely related to political success or failure.  

In a [[democracy]], people who share broad political goals often gather into [[parties]] to mobilize fundraising and create a unified manifesto, called a party [[platform]]. In a multi-party state, such as the United States, politics can be adversarial but in a productive way via debating for example.

In a [[democracy]], people who share broad political goals often gather into [[parties]] to mobilize fundraising and create a unified manifesto, called a party [[platform]]. In a multi-party state, such as the [[United States]], politics can be adversarial but in a productive way via debating for example.

In a single-party state, such as [[communist China]] or [[Nazi Germany]], politics amounts to a process of rubber-stamping the decisions of a small ruling group.

In a single-party state, such as [[communist China]] or [[Nazi Germany]], politics amounts to a process of rubber-stamping the decisions of a small ruling group.

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==Notes==

==References==

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==External Links==

==External Links==

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/politics/ What Liberals Say - Category: Politics], [[Accuracy In Media]]

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/politics/ What Liberals Say - Category: Politics], [[Accuracy In Media]]

[[Category:Political Terms]]

[[Category:Political Terms]]