Politics is essentially an 'evil' game.
Whether we like it or not, good folk that we are, politics is and has always been a game: a dirty, rough, mean, evil game. There have always been the players who love the game, who embrace its inherent ugliness because they must play with the tools and rules of the game, or because they like those things, and relish playing with them. Our error is in confusing our leaders with our parents, a little psychological trap not only easy but even natural to fall into. We want to trust our parents as we... Sign in to see full entry.