The Political World Today

When asked what are the words or phrases that came into the mind when we hear the word Politics, a lot of common people would say that Politics is synonymous with corruption, abuse of money and power. This is the reason why some of us detest this word and its world. This is generally how politics gained its reputation and sad to say, even the trust worthiest political leader is looked upon with doubt.

What has happened to our political world anyway? As early as during the election period, a potential candidate persuasively talks about a promising program and gives speeches about future plans for the benefit of all. While some  hold rallies and fund raising campaigns just to convince and woo the voting public that they are worth the position they are seeking for. However, it is after they are elected that they forget their electorate, run after the money and power and slowly turn their backs on those glibly promises. Hence, this is one of the main reasons why several of us don’t even bother to vote.

It is not surprising to know that money and power changes everything as well as reverses decisions in mysterious ways because unfortunately, those in power often have a mind-set that they are in authority and above the law. They let money do the talking. The higher the bribe, the more chances of placing a policy or decision into their hands leaving the helpless public watching the whole game clueless with the reasons why a policy was even formulated in the first place. Does this mean that our elected politicians are just very good liars covering up a secret agenda as evidenced by treacherous acts and lavishly spending entrusted funds for their own personal advantage? If so, the people are the ones affected since they don’t get to say their part and their important issues are not anymore addressed.

Qualifications of a good politician

There is a big distinction between leading the people and manipulating them.  Leading means directing the community to achieve a unified goal while manipulating is just an unselfish act. Therefore, a good political leader should lead and not manipulate the people.

Although the educational excellence of a political candidate can be an added bonus to their credentials and to the perception of the people, there are some attributes, which cannot be achieved with educational qualifications alone. There is no way that education degrees measure one’s character desired with qualifications such as honesty, dedication, hard work and most importantly, strength of character that cannot be groomed with any impressive academic qualifications. These are the things that a voter needs to look for in a politician.

In fact, corruption issues are more rampant and at their worst cases with degree holders.  Probably, because these educated people though not all, tend to be more clever and dishonest, since they learn things fast due to their educational level. Thus, it is right to say that for as long as a politician is putting his best for the betterment of the country and its people, then probably, it makes them a worthy choice of our votes.

Politics and business

Politics and Business are often linked to each other because they actually are analogous in various ways. Here are a few uncanny similarities:

• The need to win. In politics, in order not to be forgotten, you need to win the election. In business, for you to stay in the industry, you must earn the loyalty of your customers and beat your competitors.
• The need to reach out. In politics, you must utilize multiple methods to reach out to every voter while in business; you must make use of multiple marketing strategies and program to reach out to every customer.
• The need to convince. In politics, you have to convince the voters to cast a vote on you because you are the best candidate, whereas in business, you have to convince your customers that your product is the best among the rest.
• The need to gather information. In politics, the need to canvass an area about the voters is done while in business, the need to gathering information in a locale for a possible target market is also made.
• The need to campaign. In politics, you need to campaign to get yourself noticed by people. In business, you need to campaign to attract customers with your product.

Voting is a privilege and it shouldn’t be taken for granted because your vote determines what kind of leaders, we will all have. So instill in your minds a sense of responsibility to vote wisely.