= Сообщение: 4221 из 12549 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Robert Bashe 2:2448/44 14 Sep 16 14:46:06 Кому : Ward Dossche 14 Sep 16 14:46:06 Тема : Brexit FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+57d94956 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:292/854+a4039271 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP866 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:240/12+57932aad ============================================================================== Ward Dossche wrote to Robert Bashe on Wednesday September 14 2016 at 10:54:
RB>> And here I also exepmt Switzerland, which is, for me, a great and RB>> desirable exception. If more countries would take this example to RB>> heart, there would be less dissatisfaction in the populations. But RB>> that, of course, would mean that the powers-that-be would have to RB>> sacrifice some of their power (to those who actually elected them!), RB>> and thus is impossible in countries like Germany - and Belgium.
WD> A politician who gets elected serves his/her constituency.
In the Emwrald City of Oz? Politicians serve their own interests first, their friends second, their political hobbies third...and if they have any time left, they may think about the country.
WD> They serve,
That's the theory.
WD> hugging power is something else.
That's the practice. And one of the main disadvantages of a parliamentary system as opposed to a presidential system. If I had my way, a German Chancellor would be directly elected for a maximum of two terms. As things are, he or she can stay in office for life, as long as the party can muster a majority with or without a coalition, or even set up a minority government.
By the way, I'm not alone in such things. There was even a cover article in a recent Der Spiegel questioning the abilities of long-term chancellors to really understand and work with their populations. That didn't even apply merely to Ms. Merkel, but also to Konrad Adenhauer and Helmut Kohl. Spiegel didn't present any suggestions on how to avoid this, but the one I made above would be a good start.
