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| − | The '''political benefit''' of a position, event, legislation, characteristic or movement is its tendency to give | + | The '''political benefit''' or political effect of a suggestion, position, action, event, legislation, characteristic or movement is its tendency to give a relative advantage to one political party, or political side or person. |
| − | Virtually everything has a '''political benefit''' because almost nothing impacts | + | Virtually everything has a '''political benefit''' because almost nothing impacts all sides precisely the same. For example, a declining economy typically has a political benefit for the party not in control of the [[presidency]]. To take another example, [[gun control]] increases the dependency of all voters on government and thus has a predictable '''political benefit''' for [[leftist]] political parties. |
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| + | Assessing the '''political benefit''' is essential to understanding the motivation for actions and statements, and anticipating them. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, July 13, 2016
The political benefit or political effect of a suggestion, position, action, event, legislation, characteristic or movement is its tendency to give a relative advantage to one political party, or political side or person.
Virtually everything has a political benefit because almost nothing impacts all sides precisely the same. For example, a declining economy typically has a political benefit for the party not in control of the presidency. To take another example, gun control increases the dependency of all voters on government and thus has a predictable political benefit for leftist political parties.
Assessing the political benefit is essential to understanding the motivation for actions and statements, and anticipating them.