Private citizen?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="lobbyists">lobbyists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lobbyists">lobbyists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>”, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> (<span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> (<span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> (<span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="television">television</span>).</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="linens">linens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="cares">cares</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stink">stink</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="linger">linger</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> – <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="parlance">parlance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span>”.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p>
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