PROFESSIONAL POLITICS
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THERE IS difference between Professionalism in politics and Professional politics. Politics is a way of life. It shows the way of life and defines life itself. In other words life interprets politics and in turn politics interprets life. It has both monetary and social aspects to deal with. No politics will survive in the absence of monetary measures. Gandhism, Marxism and Marxism Leninism has its way of monetary narrations. Politics also travel through religion and ethnicity. Politics in an orgnisational frame work seeks the way of state power. In its narrow sense politics is way of managing power. It has its way of impression management and image building and social cliché, a platform to express your ego instinct. It is a normal diplomatic dialogue and an emotional turmoil at the instances of election and issues.
Why people go for politics: Politics is a way of substantiating his social existence, to see what is his role in the society and how he can manage his social life. In this light, politics is a way of social affiliation and as such you become part and parcel of the society. He is supposed to follow some norms and rituals which has social validity and necessity. Accordingly a free born man is tamed by the society. Social perspective which may have diverse outlook conflict each other in the society, where he stands for his block, specifically social block.
Meaning: Politics has only one meaning. It does not differ from person to person. Politics gets its diversity only in the context of division of people by way of political groups and these groups are later called by the name political parties. People are divided by political parties. And this division is the first step of professional politics. This organisation sets its goal, way of work and policy , all these process are professionalism. Politics is the way of managing social life. It is a way of finding your social identity and defining your social existence.
Politics has no expiry. It has no age bar. It is a life long process and there is no question of retirement because it is not a profession to get retired. Since politics is a way of life how can you retire from politics before the expiry of life. Since politics is your social identity how can you give up your identity since you are affiliated with the society.
Politics is not a profession of youths. nor is it a professional academy of scholars. It is a social attitude. Term and turn system in politics indicates its professional outlook. It simply indicates that power and position does not concentrate on particular people or leaders which implies that politics has become a way of material enjoyment. And accordingly professionalism in politics has proved a fact. Hence, here in the present social light , applied politics is professional by its nature.