We often tend to give a derogatory connotation to the term “politics” perhaps due to the unflattering opinion we havev held over the years of Italian politicians (but not only them). The word derives from politikḗ in ancient Greek (“attaining to a pÓlis,”a city-state), implying téchnē (“art” or “technique”); in full: “art attaining a city-state.”
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