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TwoGems@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because it empowers their voting base to turn out. To me that’s the most basic answer. So they enact policies that hurt others (something their voting base for some reason enjoys) and that gives them a higher chance of being elected.
Though, this sometimes backfires with it pissing the younger crowd off.
lgstarn@kbin.social 10 months ago
Let's just say it - they enjoy hurting others because they are cruel if not downright evil. I'm not being dramatic here, that's just by definition. Intentional cruelty has no place in government and they need to be stopped again and again and again like they were last night. To prevent being targeted by sport for thebentertainment of these cruel fucks, vote in every single election you can - they certainly will.
mookulator@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ll say I don’t buy this argument, though that’s just my opinion. I don’t think these politicians care one way or another what happens to people as long as they get more power. I find it far fetched to say they’re seeming power so that they can be cruel.