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

I am reading a book 《城门开》by "北岛“. 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: "政治充满了戏剧性，戏剧充满了政治性“. 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 !

   

It tells me politician's the longest lasting career, longer

than anything else. Political wisdom is great wisdom

The ability to imagine, to tell stories, is everything :-))

Good to learn 'riding,' a nice word.

haha, they might be wise and could hangOn in old age,

but they r also aging faster (seeBelow). so Ur choice ;-))

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Yep. I was so impressed by AlGore 4His "Inconvenient truth"

till I learned how big his own house is ;-))

at least they are not worse than average if not better

就像中国俗语红颜薄命，其实非红颜也一样薄命只是没人注意罢了

哈哈，刚查了，还真有蓝颜薄命一说 ;-)) Thx 4 sharing.

E-version: beauty can b a curse 2 the 1 who possesses it.

I haven't watched. Always look for skin in the game.

maybe GoreWanted SMTH grand after 2000PresidentialElection?

SMTH: sending money to home or sadomasochism theory hack?

hahaha, U r so funny. SMTH is shorthand 4 "something" ;-)))

That must be a Matrix moment :-)

yep, and went with my remaining trust torwards politicians;)

except 4 those scientist politician like Angela Merkel ;-)

I liked to listen some previous US president's speeches.

never Biden's , nor Trump's.

hahaha, I'm with U 100% 白云美眉 ;-)).