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Actually, what bothers me more at the moment is that people are making voting decisions based purely upon the way a candidate looks than on their platform, beliefs, record, etc... and I think we've all seen that trend develop over the last decade or more. It's as if the average American is too lazy to look beyond appearance and hype.
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In American society, we prefer tall men and average-sized women (in general). Americans almost
always vote for the taller of the 2 candidates. Something to think about
As for the concept of greeks in politics (or other visable positions).. I think that people continue to be misinformed. They think that "frat boys" were a bunch of drunks in college, and now that they're alumni they get handed all kinds of stuff because of their "status". I don't know if this has changed, or if people are more vocal about their opposition to this (imagined) scenerio. Given that 20 years ago the media would have
never publicised the kind of stuff they did w/ Clinton, I think Americans today are more willing to look for faults in their leaders (heck, they
search for them!).
What's unfortunate is that most Americans really don't know the benefits of being a member of a GLO. Leadership, time management, etc. ... all very important in any government position.
On the other hand, most politicians are still members/alumni of GLO's (or BGLOs if we're making the distinction). Obviously, some of the stuff they learned in these organizations has paid off in their careers, and people are still voting for them.
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