tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post662528367177842425..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: 5 things I learned as an activist for a political partyMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-24929451855855042502014-02-17T20:43:54.800+00:002014-02-17T20:43:54.800+00:00Hi Mark,
That's an incredibly insightful piec...Hi Mark, <br />That's an incredibly insightful piece (inciteful?!) <br />I completely agree about the extended family thing - it feels like the mothership is welcoming you home! <br />On point 5, I do think there are the opportunities to be involved in so many different areas within a political party, it does seem rather dismissive to say 'I couldn't be a politician, so I wont do it'. I know that's not your reason for leaving LDs, but I just wanted to point it out. I do believe it's teamwork, something that comes hard when I'm used to fighting my own battles!Kelly-Marie Blundellhttp://www.guildfordld.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-74807355485220980402014-02-04T22:14:44.816+00:002014-02-04T22:14:44.816+00:00Politicians don't wish to 'organise' t...Politicians don't wish to 'organise' things, they want to be in a position of power and TELL people want to do. The ones that make it to the top of the tree are mostly borderline mental cases. You'd have to be to want to spend the years and years of clambering up the greasy pole of politics just for the chance to have your fingers on the levers of power. Any sane person would just say 'F*ck this for a game of soldiers, I've got better things to do with my life.'<br /><br />While there may be a few genuine people who enter politics, possibly more back in the old days when politics was not a career for 20 somethings, but a post career 'giving something back to society' thing, they are never getting to the top. That will be reserved for the conniving, lying, cheating bast*rd borderline personality disorder types who we see on our TVs every night.<br /><br />I have no idea what is better than what we have, but what we have is sh*t. Lots of people agree with me, because the biggest party at any election is the None of the Above Party.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-45966485593194099332014-02-03T10:46:47.019+00:002014-02-03T10:46:47.019+00:00Jim - with all due respect that's an incredibl...Jim - with all due respect that's an incredibly juvenile, shallow response to an honest and well-reasoned article explaining why politicians have to be highly motivated, hard-working and clearly aren't in it for the money.<br /><br />A question in return. As you seem to wish that all who want to help organise things be banned, who would you propose instead organises our communities' necessary functions?Greg Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292406306642534450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-75774226566120853252014-02-02T20:34:55.618+00:002014-02-02T20:34:55.618+00:00I'm firmly of the belief that anyone who wishe...I'm firmly of the belief that anyone who wishes to attain elected office (or indeed any position of authority) should automatically be barred from achieving their objective.Jimnoreply@blogger.com