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darby_nine ◴[18 Jun 24 09:28 UTC] No.40715654[source]▶

I find it somewhat disturbing that this sort of thing is not considered a career killer for politicians.

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Semaphor ◴[18 Jun 24 09:30 UTC] No.40715673[source]▶

>>40715654 #

Almost nothing is. Local politicians fail upwards to the EU (at least in Germany) or some private job, if they fail at all. Most of the time, you can do what you want, and the voters don’t care.

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1. kqr ◴[18 Jun 24 09:32 UTC] No.40715685[source]▶

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And, on the flip side of the coin: once you are sufficiently disliked, almost anything can be taken as the trigger point for a scandal.

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2. account42 ◴[19 Jun 24 09:02 UTC] No.40726344[source]▶

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But when was the last time a "scandal" has resulted in actual negative outcomes for a politician?

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