jwer_NL said:
I don't think so, no. The objective of the governement is to maintain power through acting in the way that procures the most public support/votes and the most finance (with as you say good looks and charisma). Because hindsight is 20/20 they need spin departments to gloss over and hide errors of judgment and ignoring their own policies. The objective of the opposition is to break the government's control by showing them to be doing the above. Their job is easier: They often act after the fact which means they can juggle things a bit to show that they knew what would happen all along, while tearing into the government with 20:20 hindsight observations. They don't need to lie and in fact, usually sit onthe fence as regards actual policy so they don't get caught out over the public's rection. When the voters have decided that the government were wrong and they wanted something completely different that's when the opposition miraculously come up with the policy that says precisely that.
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