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**Kiariitf** · 08-07-2011, 01:05 AM

People in a supervisory capacity realize how difficult it can be when the lines between friends and the task at hand become blurred... It's just difficult to manage friends.

You worry about how they will view you. You worry about the loss of their friendship. It's just a very difficult thing to do.. MANY PEOPLE simply DO NOT have the capacity to manage friends and acquaintances AT ALL. I know, I've seen it.

It's a bit like the "buddy mom" problem in some respects... Ceding authority to buy, or maintain, a friendship.

Is that what's wrong in Washington?

Something is fucking wrong here, and it goes beyond simple mismanagement, or a disagreement.

Could it be that you're dealing with a bunch of people who go to the same schools, live in the same neighborhoods.. basically turn in the same circles for their entire lives.. and they have more in common with each other than they do with their constituents? And they fear a loss of prestige as a result of properly representing them?

I just thought it was odd the way John Kerry said "America is losing any sense of what's real, of who's accountable, of who is not accountable, of who's real, who isn't, who's serious, who isn't?"

Limbaugh has stated many times that the pro-life movement gets the shaft not because of the numbers (Actually, over half the country agrees with lifers on the fundamentals, so it's not a losing proposition numerically) but because of the chattering class on the beltway. They catch shit for it at dinner and gatherings.. Their wives nag them. He swears it's as simple as that.

And to compound this problem, you have a party apparatus that only nurtures and installs members of this group.. They groom them. Even scout them. Therefore, we end up with politicians that strongly resemble one another, regardless of their party affiliation?

Harvard touts "Peer pressure" as a "Powerful ally to change" stating:

Whenever significant numbers of peers interact formally or informally, they constitute a force to be reckoned with. When they share mutual respect, they will listen to, learn from, and secretly support one another in ways that can shape opinions, create resistance, or generate energy. Could the crisis in government be as simple as peer pressure run wild?

08-07-2011, 01:05 AM	#1
Kiariitf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Have you ever noticed how hard it is to manage friends? People in a supervisory capacity realize how difficult it can be when the lines between friends and the task at hand become blurred... It's just difficult to manage friends. You worry about how they will view you. You worry about the loss of their friendship. It's just a very difficult thing to do.. MANY PEOPLE simply DO NOT have the capacity to manage friends and acquaintances AT ALL. I know, I've seen it. It's a bit like the "buddy mom" problem in some respects... Ceding authority to buy, or maintain, a friendship. Is that what's wrong in Washington? Something is fucking wrong here, and it goes beyond simple mismanagement, or a disagreement. Could it be that you're dealing with a bunch of people who go to the same schools, live in the same neighborhoods.. basically turn in the same circles for their entire lives.. and they have more in common with each other than they do with their constituents? And they fear a loss of prestige as a result of properly representing them? I just thought it was odd the way John Kerry said "America is losing any sense of what's real, of who's accountable, of who is not accountable, of who's real, who isn't, who's serious, who isn't?" Limbaugh has stated many times that the pro-life movement gets the shaft not because of the numbers (Actually, over half the country agrees with lifers on the fundamentals, so it's not a losing proposition numerically) but because of the chattering class on the beltway. They catch shit for it at dinner and gatherings.. Their wives nag them. He swears it's as simple as that. And to compound this problem, you have a party apparatus that only nurtures and installs members of this group.. They groom them. Even scout them. Therefore, we end up with politicians that strongly resemble one another, regardless of their party affiliation? Harvard touts "Peer pressure" as a "Powerful ally to change" stating: Whenever significant numbers of peers interact formally or informally, they constitute a force to be reckoned with. When they share mutual respect, they will listen to, learn from, and secretly support one another in ways that can shape opinions, create resistance, or generate energy. Could the crisis in government be as simple as peer pressure run wild?
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