I don't know. I don't think that any politician cares about being exposed as corrupt nowadays. It's common practice, and voters seem to think it's ok (or rather they seem not to think at all).
Me, I think people haven't fundamentally changed lately. For instance, I suspect although I can't prove that Victorian morals were probably more like today's than their class pretensions would have you believe. Folks is folks, have, are, and will be. Now, for a politician whether today or thirty-thousand years ago, when a rube knows you're a con arrist at the outset it doesn't mean you're out of luck. It's like kissing somebody with a really long nose. You kind of have to plan around it.
For 'conscience' read 'conniving knowledge of their publicly-exposed corruption and how that may affect their future schemes.'
I don't know. I don't think that any politician cares about being exposed as corrupt nowadays. It's common practice, and voters seem to think it's ok (or rather they seem not to think at all).
Me, I think people haven't fundamentally changed lately. For instance, I suspect although I can't prove that Victorian morals were probably more like today's than their class pretensions would have you believe. Folks is folks, have, are, and will be. Now, for a politician whether today or thirty-thousand years ago, when a rube knows you're a con arrist at the outset it doesn't mean you're out of luck. It's like kissing somebody with a really long nose. You kind of have to plan around it.
You'd have to like someone a whole lot to plan that!