In addition to what you said, I suspect that even the politicians that aren’t obstructive and corrupt are still assholes. It takes a certain personality to want to go into politics, and a certain amount of ego to think you should be running things, even the nice ones are likely a bit overinflated. And, from what I’ve heard, at least some of them aren’t paid that well. There’s also the allegations of Klobuchar throwing things at her staff, what kind of abuse are they dealing with behind closed doors - what’s the process if they are being abused by the politician they work for?
I think it varies by the politician. I’ve spoken with people who worked in politics who really looked up to the people they worked for as people trying to make a positive difference in the world (sometimes even succeeding), and I’ve spoken with people who said the people they worked for were just the absolute worst people you can possibly imagine on a personal level. Just like 10 times worse than you think, making your skin crawl to even have to interact with them.
In addition to what you said, I suspect that even the politicians that aren’t obstructive and corrupt are still assholes. It takes a certain personality to want to go into politics, and a certain amount of ego to think you should be running things, even the nice ones are likely a bit overinflated. And, from what I’ve heard, at least some of them aren’t paid that well. There’s also the allegations of Klobuchar throwing things at her staff, what kind of abuse are they dealing with behind closed doors - what’s the process if they are being abused by the politician they work for?
I think it varies by the politician. I’ve spoken with people who worked in politics who really looked up to the people they worked for as people trying to make a positive difference in the world (sometimes even succeeding), and I’ve spoken with people who said the people they worked for were just the absolute worst people you can possibly imagine on a personal level. Just like 10 times worse than you think, making your skin crawl to even have to interact with them.