APAD: Politics is full of drama; drama is full of politics

I am reading a book 《城門開》by "北島“. It's a well written memoir about his youth in Beijing, full of humour and interesting stories. There is one sentence in the book that caught my eye: "政治充滿了戲劇性，戲劇充滿了政治性“. Interesting and wise, I thought - there must be an English proverb about it, too.  I searched but failed to find one.
 

So here it is - Politics is full of drama; drama is full of politics,  I made one by direct translation.  

First, politics is really full of drama.  Looking at the recent US presedential debate between an 81 year old and a 78 year old, full of drama and yet so hard to watch. Also the French general election which just finished 3 days ago, two of the left parties made a pack of alliances: running just one candidate between the two parties in each riding so they would beat the far-right , and they succeeded dramatically.  CNN called it "France’s shock election".

On the other side, drama can be full of politics. Just by looking at Shakespeare's plays: Macbeth, King Lear, King John, Henry IV,V,VI, and VIII, Richard II and III.  They are all about rulers' infighting and politics in history.

Actually I'm not knowledgeable in politics nor in drama. Both are very complicated and I know my limit, so I better stop here. 

Wish you all a good Wedsnesday, be it with politics or drama or not !

 

 

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• It tells me politician's the longest lasting career, longer -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:09:47

• than anything else. Political wisdom is great wisdom -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:12:22

• haha, they might be wise and could hangOn in old age, -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:36:31

• but they r also aging faster (seeBelow). so Ur choice ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (317 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:37:48

• at least they are not worse than average if not better -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:56:14

• 就像中國俗語紅顏薄命，其實非紅顏也一樣薄命隻是沒人注意罷了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:57:28

• 哈哈，剛查了，還真有藍顏薄命一說 ;-)) Thx 4 sharing. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 10:10:17

• E-version: "beauty" can b a curse 2 the 1 who possesses it. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (75 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 10:20:13

• The ability to imagine, to tell stories, is everything :-)) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:21:31

• Good to learn 'riding,' a nice word. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:22:01

• Yep. I was so impressed by AlGore 4His "Inconvenient truth" -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:43:44

• till I learned how big his mansion is (20rooms+8bath) ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (141 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 09:44:09

• I haven't watched. Always look for skin in the game. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 10:23:16

• maybeGoreWanted 2doSMTH grand after2000PresidentialElection; -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 10:32:29

• SMTH: sending money to home or sadomasochism theory hack? -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 12:06:10

• hahaha, U r so funny. SMTH is shorthand 4 "something" ;-))) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 12:19:44

• That must be a Matrix moment :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 12:37:35

• yep, thus went my remaining trust torwards politicians;) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 13:09:21

• except 4 those scientist politicians like Angela Merkel ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 13:19:51

• I liked to listen some previous US president's speeches. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 16:59:50

• never Biden's , nor Trump's. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 17:03:15

• hahaha, I'm with U 100% 白雲美眉 ;-)). -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2024 postreply 17:15:55