Americans treat their senators and congressmen like they're celebrities.
>>545287289In our politics something is actually at stake, real power, real sway which requires you to have a larger than life quality to yourself so you get people on your side. Which is the exact reason why we don't elect people like Mark Carney.
>>545287543TBF, the Castro-descended guy was absolutely a celebrity. Women voted for him incessantly because he was a hottie; men, too.
>>545287289I wouldnt walk across the street to piss on them of they were on fire.
>>545287289been like that since the invention of the television