There are many reasons why politics is a dirty game. Those who participate in it are often corrupted and the results are bleak. The nature of the job requires politicians to compromise, which makes it even dirtier. The result is a government that doesn’t work for the people. The media also makes politics even dirtier, as they report on all the dirty deeds committed by the people running the government.
Hager gives many examples of how dirty politics can take place. One example is the email exchanges between Prime Minister John Key and the senate leader Cameron Slater. The emails were sent from a ‘dynamic’ IP address and were written by Cameron Slater. Jason Ede then resigned from his role the day before the election. Despite his apparent petty corruption, the scandal was not enough to stop the opposition from calling for a new government and holding an election.
In another example, the political party Swapo Party failed to develop the nation and is being labeled as an elite party that doesn’t care about the electorate. The executives of the Swapo Party are also being branded as corrupt. The opposition parties have repeatedly called for their voters to vote out the Swapo Party. This explains why politics is such a dirty game. The opposition parties have been successful at implementing policies that have been proven to work for the people.
In a few pages of her book, Hager provides numerous examples of dirty politics. She describes the exchange of emails between Jason Ede and Cameron Slater, an adviser to the Prime Minister John Key. The latter was paid by Ministerial Services and had a ‘dynamic’ IP address. The email exchanges are all about dirty politics and have become a common phenomenon. In fact, the emails were found to be shady and were exposed to the public by the media.
Besides this, there are other reasons why politics is a dirty game. First, it’s not about the money. The money involved is a dirty game. Secondly, it’s about the people who are involved in it. These people have a stake in it. Therefore, they must make wise judgments about how to win elections. Aside from the monetary stakes, politics is about the people.
The opposition party has a lot to lose by playing dirty politics. In the past, the opposition party has been accused of not caring about the electorate and being corrupt. The politicians are portrayed as being elite and uncaring. The executive of the Swapo Party is also a dirty politician. The government is a game of deceit. In order to be successful, you have to be a good player.