I do so because it is a term that everyone uses and many do not understand. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and probably couldn't have told you coherently an answer to that question until I was halfway through graduate school. The answer is: politics is PROCESS.
It is the method by which society does five critical things.
- Choose its leaders
- Make its laws
- Allocate its resources
- Set its priorities
- Adjudicate its disputes
It doesn't matter if it is a monarchy, a democracy, a constitutional republic or even a dictatorship. The methodology of those actions is process and that is politics.
With that awareness, read this item and then consider the future:
Actions Will Have Consequences
That is a clear example of what happens when your government seizes private assets under the guise of economic necessity and then proceeds to intervene in the managment.
It is also an example of how process functions in a dictatorship to maintain control. If you have a business and you wish to keep it, you must maintain the favor of the leadership. If you conspicuously express your political opposition, guess what happens? Your Chrysler dealership, despite being successful, becomes defined as a drag on the corporation and you are roadkill on the economic highway.
Look for more of the same coming from GM, mortgage companies, banks and at a doctor's office near you. After that, stand by for utilities, grocery stores, information services and broadcasting. Be sure to get on record as being supportive of the Messiah or you could be out of business next year.
The Gateway Pundit is continuing to research and paint a bigger picture of this:
A Trend Not an Anecdote
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