Politics :The Most Intellectually Menial job in Sri Lanka

There is no doubt about it! I have known politicians of of the past.In the past there were politicians who served people.I can remember Hon. D.S. Gunasekara ,cultural affairs minister in sixties ,who was a friend of my father, was a pauper throughout.Dr.M.H.Saddhasena, his son Jagathsena who represented Ambalangoda were closely known to me and they never made money through politics.In fact they lost even what they already had.I know some of the present.Some are "friends" others relatives and some are neighbours..They were sub human to start with or transformed to subhuman status after getting into politics.Sometimes I have been surprised as to how quickly an human being intellectually deteriorate so much.