The negative connotations of politics are due primarily due to corruption. New York's Tammany Hall controlled the money and politics in New York City, enriching the few politicians at the expense of the many, while Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was forced from office and convicted of accepting cash and bribes while he was governor of Maryland. European and Asian politicians are forced from office reguarly for corruption, all of which serve to reinforce a well-earned negative image of politicians.
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Politics has so often carried negative associations due to the past experiences. The thirst for power has seen some people kill others and of all sort of negative atrocities to competitors.
Bottom up politics is political policy formed (and typically implemented) at grass roots level e.g. according to local conditions, assessed and addressed on a local basis, often by.. you guessed it, locals!
Megaliths were often carved from solid stones and carried some distance. Sites like Stonehenge are made from these megaliths several thousand years ago.
Power is often defined only in negative terms, and as a form of domination, but it can also be a positive force for individual and collective capacity to act.
they pay congressional members to get their agendas pushed by providing campaign donations or free trips as speaking engagements among other things.
Political theory specialises in creating points of view for understanding politics. Some of these processes or analyses may not be 'scientific' (though this is debatable), and so political science consists of using scientific methods in understanding politics.