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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
...and it is a good thing for people who hope to eventually get those positions to have extra incentives to be squeaky clean.
From a strictly utilitarian standpoint, however, it probably does some harm.
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I have to agree on both counts. The whole process of election/selection for public service has gotten intense. I mean we're told if the candidate/nominee forgot to feed their goldfish on a Thursday 30 years ago.
The problem is we might end up candidates/nominees that have been raised in a bubble, never made a mistake. How in hell can we relate to that kind of person? More importantly, how can they relate to us? How can they connect with the people they have to direct, motivate, or persuade, when the have no mutual life experiences?