Are our politicians worse than their predecessors?
They are neither better nor worse.
What makes them look worse comes from three things:
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We tend to embellish the past, therefore to represent the politicians of the past as more serious and virtuous than they were.
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Today's problems are more complex, because of our greater technological know-how.
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During the 19th century, technology transformed us into demi-gods.
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