It is partly a cultural thing - a kind of cult of narcissism.
But those attitudes are carefully cultivated by the media. They don't just happen.
Congress and the Senate are full of corrupt leeches, and both parties are equally guilty.
Votes make no difference. Corporate money buys political careers, and it pays for both sides.
There are a few exceptions, cultivated to maintain the appearance of representative democracy, but they're rarely - if ever - allowed anywhere near policy.
Those aren't the equivalencies I'm asserting. My position is that members of both parties expend far too much energy working on re-election fundraising versus working for the people. That's the equivalency I'm asserting.
But those attitudes are carefully cultivated by the media. They don't just happen.
Congress and the Senate are full of corrupt leeches, and both parties are equally guilty.
Votes make no difference. Corporate money buys political careers, and it pays for both sides.
There are a few exceptions, cultivated to maintain the appearance of representative democracy, but they're rarely - if ever - allowed anywhere near policy.