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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | + | [[Good cop/bad cop politics]] is a hypothesized behavior of [[politician]]s in ostensibly opposing [[political party|parties]]. It is named after the [[wikipedia:good cop/bad cop|good cop/bad cop]] interrogation technique. | |
It is carried out as follows: | It is carried out as follows: | ||
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* Politicians in the "good cop" party consistently play lip-service towards supporting needed legislation, but always manage to somehow undermine legislation with any potential for real change. | * Politicians in the "good cop" party consistently play lip-service towards supporting needed legislation, but always manage to somehow undermine legislation with any potential for real change. | ||
| − | This effectively prevents a third party from having a chance, as a rational voter will recognize the threat posed by allowing the "bad cop" politicians to gain too much power. | + | This effectively prevents a third party from having a chance, as a [[rational]] voter will recognize the threat posed by allowing the "bad cop" politicians to gain too much power, while less-rational and more easily-manipulated voters will believe the lies and [[:Category:Rhetorical deceptions|manipulations]] of the "bad cop" politicians, allowing them to remain electable. |
===United States=== | ===United States=== | ||
In the {{USA}}, the [[US Republican Party|Republican Party]] plays the "bad cop" with its absurd and destructive vendettas against [[gay marriage]], [[immigration]], [[anti-science|science]], [[anti-environmentalism|environmentalism]], and other causes which would be uncontroversial in a [[rational]] society. | In the {{USA}}, the [[US Republican Party|Republican Party]] plays the "bad cop" with its absurd and destructive vendettas against [[gay marriage]], [[immigration]], [[anti-science|science]], [[anti-environmentalism|environmentalism]], and other causes which would be uncontroversial in a [[rational]] society. | ||
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Given that the Conservative wing in Europe isn't as obviously [[evil]] as the [[US Republican Party]], it's not clear if this dynamic would work. The recent formation of a [[UK coalition government|coalition government]] in the UK may be a sign that this was attempted, and failed -- or it may be completely unrelated. | Given that the Conservative wing in Europe isn't as obviously [[evil]] as the [[US Republican Party]], it's not clear if this dynamic would work. The recent formation of a [[UK coalition government|coalition government]] in the UK may be a sign that this was attempted, and failed -- or it may be completely unrelated. | ||
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| + | * '''2013-02-13''' [http://truth-out.org/news/item/14489-lifting-the-veil-of-mirage-democracy-in-the-united-states Lifting the Veil of Mirage Democracy in the United States] | ||
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| + | ===Humor=== | ||
| + | * '''2012-03-31''' [http://www.gocomics.com/tedrall/2012/03/30 Ted Rall] makes a nice analogy | ||