That was my first thought, too. Like, they expect him to be up in a basket truck reconnecting transformers?
But then I read more about the guy, and it sounds like he’s a standard issue douchecanoe politician who doesn’t actually give a shit about Berlin. This is more about optics crystallizing the public perception, like Nero playing the fiddle, or Ted Cruz taking a vacation. The act itself isn’t the problem, it’s the message you’re sending to constituents about how little they matter.
Right. It’s the same as the chancellor slipping into his Wellington boots when there is a flood event. He looks around, listens to people telling him that there is water everywhere, then he says the government will do what they can to help.
He does not (and cannot) do anything to help anyone at that moment, at least more than is already happening, but pretending exactly that is part of the job. If the mayor does not want that part of the job, he’s not fit for it and should be doing something else. Like, coaching tennis or something.
He does not (and cannot) do anything to help anyone, but pretending is part of the job. If the mayor does not want that part of the job, he’s not fit for it and should be doing something else. Like, coaching tennis or something.
Actually, those PR visits are even counter productive, as those big wigs and their entourage require space and protection, so they’re tying up resources that would be more urgently needed elsewhere. In Spain the residents had the right idea when they chased away visiting political big wigs by pelting them with mud after that fatal flash flood last year.
That was my first thought, too. Like, they expect him to be up in a basket truck reconnecting transformers?
But then I read more about the guy, and it sounds like he’s a standard issue douchecanoe politician who doesn’t actually give a shit about Berlin. This is more about optics crystallizing the public perception, like Nero playing the fiddle, or Ted Cruz taking a vacation. The act itself isn’t the problem, it’s the message you’re sending to constituents about how little they matter.
Right. It’s the same as the chancellor slipping into his Wellington boots when there is a flood event. He looks around, listens to people telling him that there is water everywhere, then he says the government will do what they can to help.
He does not (and cannot) do anything to help anyone at that moment, at least more than is already happening, but pretending exactly that is part of the job. If the mayor does not want that part of the job, he’s not fit for it and should be doing something else. Like, coaching tennis or something.
Actually, those PR visits are even counter productive, as those big wigs and their entourage require space and protection, so they’re tying up resources that would be more urgently needed elsewhere. In Spain the residents had the right idea when they chased away visiting political big wigs by pelting them with mud after that fatal flash flood last year.
Leaving the country is a little different from playing tennis.
Oh I agree, and Ted Cruz is a piece of shit for a variety of reasons. I’m saying the events are analogous.
If they’re so different, they’re not quite analogous.
Are you sure you understand what an analogy is?
Not apples and oranges.
There are many ways in which apples and oranges can be compared in an analogy, even though they are very different.