News Can Politicians Act Selflessly for the Greater Good?

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The discussion centers on politicians who act in the interest of a broader group rather than their immediate constituency, potentially at their own political expense. This behavior can manifest in various ways, such as limiting the influence of powerful interest groups like AIPAC or the oil industry, increasing taxes on the wealthy, or significantly cutting defense budgets. Examples cited include historical figures like Jimmy Carter, Nikita Kruschev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Lee Kuan Yew, who, despite their good intentions, may have struggled with effective governance. The conversation highlights the tension between altruistic political actions and the practical challenges of managing a country.
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By this I mean politician voluntarily acting in interest of wider group of people than current constituency, possibly for political self-harm. Constituency is group of people having say in who's going to be the next leader or how long is current leader going to last. Different members of constituency have obviously different power.

Example of such behaviour would be if current US president limited power of AIPAC or oil industry or any of bazzilion special interest group - even if it meant negative consequences for him. Or taxed rich people more, significantly reduced defense budget etc...

Another examples would be voluntarily abandoning dictatorship.


My examples would be:
Jimmy Carter
Nikita Kruschev
Mikchail Gorbachev
Lee Kwan Yew
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Jimmy Carter?

That's exactly the point. Those kinds of politicians may genuinely mean well but lack the ability to manage the country competently.
 
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