A secret recording of parliament members in Iceland revealed who they really were.

[conuly]

What else are we not hearing from our representatives?

As always, I'm gonna focus on one small thing, namely, the defense of "Well, it was a private conversation!"

This ought to be self-evident and probably is to everybody who isn't a raging hypocrite, but when you're a public figure in a public place, your conversation is not private. And when you, an elected official, go and air your private opinions in public, they are no longer your personal private opinions that are nobody's business but your own. They're information that the public can use when deciding whether or not to vote for you in the upcoming election or, better yet, to mobilize for you to leave office.

Sorry.

It's one thing to say that Joe Q. Random Truck Driver shouldn't be fired from his job for the things he said at a bar one day, or Dr. Random Doctorperson. Elected officials are doing a very different job, and they got it in no small part based on their opinions, so they're SOL on that front.

Comments

[archangelbeth]

Yes, that. The job of politicians is one that affects so many people, that if they reveal their public face and private face are that much out of sync...

[redsixwing]

That's a much more concise way of putting it. :D

[archangelbeth]

Ah, but the summary relies on the expanded version! *fistbump of solidarity!*