tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post4614386301433511636..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Whither Civility?Dr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-50302661524857687782011-05-22T06:17:43.528-04:002011-05-22T06:17:43.528-04:00Perhaps then the apparent prevalence in politics o...Perhaps then the apparent prevalence in politics of un-professional behavior is selection bias: it's just more likely to make the news when it involves politicians?Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-79957561922044807722011-05-07T19:59:36.862-04:002011-05-07T19:59:36.862-04:00I have noticed that people in politics seems ti ha...I have noticed that people in politics seems ti have a sense of entitlement to public office and all that goes with it and they get very angry if you stand in their way. I know that they must be used to having political rivals, so it can't be that. It is that they see the person who is challenging them as inferiors, and they really resent that. basically, everyone who is not part of the political inner circle is beneath them.<br /><br />For what its worth, if have noticed the same thing in other professions too and the definition of professionalism is the extent to which you can hide your contempt of outsiders expressing an opinion on your field of superiority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com