They did not think politics was a great constructive process, they thought it was a kind of dog-fight. They wanted fun, they wanted spice, they wanted hits, they wanted also a chance to say "'Ear, 'ear! " in an intelligent and honourable manner and clap their hands and drum with their feet. The great constructive process in history gives so little scope for clapping and drumming and saying "'Ear, 'ear! " One might as well think of hounding on the solar system. H.G. Wells
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The person who wrote this quote is right on the mark. Politics of today is no different from a dog-fight. Politics of today is so focused on what's good for themselves, what's good for their parties, what's good for their ideologies, what's good for their voters, what's popular. People are only focused on the things that are good for themselves without considering the consequences of their actions.

What they don't realize is that they are not playing with toys but with real lives. They are not playing games with one another but are playing with each other’s lives. The consequences of these actions are not simply physical or physical but affects one’s mental health too.

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