Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "Humza Yousaf cosies up to Islamists, while at the same time moaning about Islamophobia" video.

  1. In essence, from the late 1960s at least, politics ceased to involve principles, where individuals with widely differing opinions based on their different experiences of life could argue their cases against a background of mutual respect, and evolved into a profitable career which could be exploited by those with little or no such experience. Basically, get a degree, become a researcher for an existing MP, then get parachuted into a safe seat. Ingratiate yourself with those already in authority, and before you know it you are a minister. As most of this breed of MP had little or no understanding of the real world beyond the occasional undergraduate debate, they had no concept of the idea that opinions other than their own might just possibly be valid. Hence, the politics of enmity that has arisen. Add to that, the fact that modern politics has become a nice little earner, with numerous extra sources of income, and it is understandable that these now well heeled individuals will put self interest before national interest' I believe that either Plato or Aristotle argued that anyone who sought public office should be excluded from it for that very reason. It seems he was right.
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