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"The goal of politics should not be the pursuit of an ideal, but rather the search for common
ground and reasonable consensus."
If there are two parties fighting over an environmental issue or an educational issue, how should
the matter be resolved? Should the leadership favor the solution that has been arrived at by
studying common ground or should the leadership look for what the ideal solution is in such a
scenario and implement that irrespective of the damage it does to the face-value and vote bank of
the political party? The first solution will effectively lead to the end of the disagreement between
the two parties, but the solution would be far from the ideal situation that would have been the
best for the society. The second solution would definitely disappoint one of the parties, but the
nation would gain from such a decision as it would lead the society towards an ideal situation,
but unfortunately, it might jolt the leadership out of power. Therefore, despite the heavy risks
involved, the best option for politics is to maintain a goal that is the pursuit of an ideal no matter
how expensive it might prove to be. This is because attaining such a goal will result in the
betterment of the entire society as a whole.