Selling out?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="out">out</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span>, “<span word="out">out</span>” <span word="implying">implying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="out">out</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="immaterial">immaterial</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>, <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="betray">betray</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doctrines">doctrines</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="guessing">guessing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="add">add</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undependable">undependable</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="female">female</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="sell">sell</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> (<span word="betraying">betraying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>). <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="principled">principled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scrupulous">scrupulous</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="betray">betray</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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