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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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==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]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:01, April 14, 2014
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 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.
Quotes
George Orwell wrote:
- All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia.[1]