Happy family: The existence and maintenance of [this] is thought to make a politician fit for public office. According to this theory, the public are less concerned by whether or not they are effectively represented than by the need to be assured that the penises and vaginas of public officials are only used in legally sanctioned circumstances.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Politicians use family status to avoid scrutiny of actual governance.
- In plain terms
- Public officials use family life to distract from policy.
- What can you take from it?
- Critique politicians on policy rather than family life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you care more about policy or image?
- How does media distract from policy?
Another view
Personal ethics still influence public trust.
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