What is politics for you? Describe it in the simplest word you can think of.

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  1. alexandriaruthk profile image67
    alexandriaruthkposted 12 years ago

    What is politics for you? Describe it in the simplest word you can think of.

    One word is not enough, yes I know it is huge. Let us just try. I'll start by saying "Politics is power".

  2. MickS profile image59
    MickSposted 12 years ago

    lies.......................................................................................

  3. duffsmom profile image61
    duffsmomposted 12 years ago

    Muck.  When I think of politics I just see this dark, dirty, thick mire and it makes me think of "muck."

  4. ChristinS profile image41
    ChristinSposted 12 years ago

    mind-numbingly frustrating would be a good short phrase to describe it smile

  5. IDONO profile image61
    IDONOposted 12 years ago

    An excuse for elected officials to put being " for the people" on the back burner.

  6. WalterPoon profile image72
    WalterPoonposted 12 years ago

    Politics is the highest level of banditry... the art of robbing the nation in the name of public service.

  7. edhan profile image35
    edhanposted 12 years ago

    People who are capable of taking care of community by devoting their lives of doing the right things.

  8. Escobana profile image82
    Escobanaposted 12 years ago

    A win-lose situation.

    Politicians always win. People who vote for their politicians always lose one way or the other.

  9. ladydeonne profile image71
    ladydeonneposted 12 years ago

    Politics is "a farce"

    I have received a message that my answer is too short though I am abiding by your stated rule of  a "one word description."   I like this exercise as brevity is sometimes more.

  10. wqaindia profile image35
    wqaindiaposted 12 years ago

    Politics is power. Power is bad money. Bad Money helps Politics to create more Power and more money. It is vicious circle.

  11. profile image0
    Sri Tposted 12 years ago

    Politics is self centered activity pretending to help others. In some cases, they are really helping people. On a national level the basic purpose is to control the masses. Not a totally bad thing. If you take it away, you have total chaos. There are horrible sides to politics as well. Unjust laws and taxes, taking money unnecesarily from the public to fill a bottomless pit, mind control etc. Fortunately, there are ways to be free of it.

    1. WalterPoon profile image72
      WalterPoonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Sri T, what an anti-climax when you stop abruptly with: "Fortunately, there are ways to be free of it"!!!

    2. profile image0
      Sri Tposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Some things cannot be discussed on an international public forum. In other words, they have access to everything you say on the internet.....hahaha

 
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