How is Politics Practiced Today? A Critical Look at Power, Elites, and Ideals A Personal Stance: Detachment from Practical Politics I cannot say that I have sufficient knowledge and experience of the practice of politics. It would not be right for me to write about what I do not know. For a long time I was only interested in history and theory. To be interested in practical politics requires a different personality and a different way of thinking, I do not have these qualities and therefore I am not interested in practical politics at all. I do not consider it moral because it is not appropriate and I am firm in my attitude. However, I can say that I have learnt something from my own limited life experience and mistakes. I do not intend to list them. I can only draw a few subjective conclusions. The Centralization of Power: Acknowledging a Harsh Reality Politics today (and unfortunately!) is mainly done by the big political powers and states. With the development of technology, t...