2023-07-17 14:47:34
The biggest harm you can do to a politician is to criticize his work. His body has not developed antibodies to criticism. Even if the criticism is constructive, and comes from someone who by virtue of position and knowledge has the right, or even the obligation, to formulate his specialized opinion, his resistance – which reflects his hurt feelings – is really strong. The defendant feels that he has suffered a great injustice. He gets angry, turns against those who judge him (he usually calls them miserable), resorts to conspiracy theories (the bad rivals, grumblers who want the country bad, etc.) and sometimes announces that he doesn’t care, since “history will judge him”. There are many reasons why politicians may be intolerant of criticism. One reason is that they are often accountable for their actions and don’t want to appear to be failing. Another reason is that they may feel that the criticism is a personal attack rather than just a disagreement about their policies. Finally, they may fear that criticism will hurt their chances of re-election. Whatever the reasons, intolerance of criticism is a problem. It can prevent them from listening to citizens’ views and making changes to their policies. It can also lead to polarization and discord in society. It is important that politicians are open to both criticism and the other point of view. It can help them improve their policies and become better representatives of the people.
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