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		dedward on Nov 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The time I hacked my high school Politics is reality... like it or not. We don't live in an idealized world where everything is fair. And it involved the student government.. so of COURSE it's political...

djacobs on Nov 3, 2010 [–]

Is "Politics is reality" really an excuse for such behavior, though?

dedward on Nov 8, 2010 | [–]

Morally? No. But it's reality.

If everyone was acting all nice and fair and happy, all it takes is one person who really gets how to manipulate public opinion to their own ends and they'll rise to the top... so unfortunately, it's reality.

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