Beware of Sports Stars Turned Politician - Due to Deception Tactics Learned in the Sport
In nearly all competitive sporting events, deception strategies play a key role in winning or losing.
Now then, it appears to me that all too often politicians are quite deceptive not only in their strategy with other politicians while maneuvering to serve their will, or the stated will of the people, but also in the process of getting elected.
Those who have mastered a team sport, and perhaps to some degree an individual sport can surely recognize the parallels between politics and sports strategy.
Some of the most notable politicians and high-ranking bureaucrats have had a lot of competitive sports experience in their teens.
If you study anything that has to do with psychology, you realize that most of the personality and thought process which goes on in the human mind is formatted into the brain, along with those behavioral aspects to attain whatever it is that is important to the individual by the age of 17.
Therefore those that play sports in high school, or in their early years in college tend to develop a very competitive mindset, which will involve deception tactics and strategies.
Many might decry these sorts of realities, but it is quite evidence with very little observation, you can see it for yourself.
On October 24, 2001 there was a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal which talked about how office politics were not only important to one's ladder climbing and success in a career, but also important for the company and its productivity.
The article noted that whereas many try to take the high road and stay out of office politics, generally it is to their disadvantage, and also the disadvantage of the company.
Now then, would it be any stretch of the imagination to say that our politicians need to be good at deception, not just if they are busy guiding the military, or running the CIA, but also if they are to accomplish their objectives in politics, these tactics will definitely come in handy.
Therefore they would be a plus in that regard, even if many of the deception tactics used are considered despicable by normal human standards.
Does this mean we should only vote for politicians who have competed in high school sports? Maybe it does, although it's not really something we have to worry about because most young men do play sports in high school, or they are involved in competitive aspects such as debate, video games, or other normal endeavors that teenagers do.
Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
Now then, it appears to me that all too often politicians are quite deceptive not only in their strategy with other politicians while maneuvering to serve their will, or the stated will of the people, but also in the process of getting elected.
Those who have mastered a team sport, and perhaps to some degree an individual sport can surely recognize the parallels between politics and sports strategy.
Some of the most notable politicians and high-ranking bureaucrats have had a lot of competitive sports experience in their teens.
If you study anything that has to do with psychology, you realize that most of the personality and thought process which goes on in the human mind is formatted into the brain, along with those behavioral aspects to attain whatever it is that is important to the individual by the age of 17.
Therefore those that play sports in high school, or in their early years in college tend to develop a very competitive mindset, which will involve deception tactics and strategies.
Many might decry these sorts of realities, but it is quite evidence with very little observation, you can see it for yourself.
On October 24, 2001 there was a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal which talked about how office politics were not only important to one's ladder climbing and success in a career, but also important for the company and its productivity.
The article noted that whereas many try to take the high road and stay out of office politics, generally it is to their disadvantage, and also the disadvantage of the company.
Now then, would it be any stretch of the imagination to say that our politicians need to be good at deception, not just if they are busy guiding the military, or running the CIA, but also if they are to accomplish their objectives in politics, these tactics will definitely come in handy.
Therefore they would be a plus in that regard, even if many of the deception tactics used are considered despicable by normal human standards.
Does this mean we should only vote for politicians who have competed in high school sports? Maybe it does, although it's not really something we have to worry about because most young men do play sports in high school, or they are involved in competitive aspects such as debate, video games, or other normal endeavors that teenagers do.
Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
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