• IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    That’s politics, this shouldn’t be a surprise. None of this is remotely illegal as suggested in the comments.

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      3 months ago

      People are saying it should be illegal and the fact that it is legal is an issue that we should fix…

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      3 months ago

      Having your position on issues for sale isn’t illegal when you’re not in office, but it’s certainly not normal politics. It’s fuckin’ the weird for a politician to openly admit they’re for sale.

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        3 months ago

        So you mean to say that most politicians won’t change their positions based on their voting blocks demands?

        I hate Musk but I can’t see how any of this isnt standard fare in all of politics by definition.

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          3 months ago

          Changing policies based on what voters as a whole want is democracy. Changing based on what one voter with a lot of money demands is corruption.