Here's a follow-up to my previous post about populist politics. This article by Joe Klein talks about how political consultants have made politics equivalent to pandering to popular interests as opposed to standing up for beliefs and ideals. In the article, Klein cites Robert F. Kennedy's spontaneous speech announcing Martin Luther King Jr.'s assasination in 1968 as what politics ought to look like. You can listen to that speech here.Friday, April 28, 2006
Who's Behind the Decline of Politics?
Here's a follow-up to my previous post about populist politics. This article by Joe Klein talks about how political consultants have made politics equivalent to pandering to popular interests as opposed to standing up for beliefs and ideals. In the article, Klein cites Robert F. Kennedy's spontaneous speech announcing Martin Luther King Jr.'s assasination in 1968 as what politics ought to look like. You can listen to that speech here.
2 comments:
Hmm...pretty inspiring...the 60's is really an amazing/thought-provoking time to live in, especially in the States...anyway, u keeping a watch-out for the election back home? Do you need to vote?
it turns out that i do need to vote, but i've irresponsibly missed the deadline for overseas voter registration. :(
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