Baglini_theorem
In Argentina, the Baglini theorem is a concept which maintains that the degree of responsibility of the proposals of a party or political leader is inversely proportional to their possibilities of accessing power. It was stated in 1986 by Raúl Baglini, then deputy of the Unión Cívica Radical.[1]
There are also some variants of the theorem, namely:
- The further away one is from power, the more irresponsible the political statements are; the closer they get, the more sensible and reasonable they become.[2]
- As a group approaches power, it softens its positions critical positions towards the government.[2]
- Politicians' convictions are inversely proportional to their proximity to power.[2]
- The closer to power it is, the more conservative a political group becomes.[2]
- The closer a politician gets to power, the further he moves away from fulfilling his campaign promises.
Baglini's expressions were summarized as a "theorem" by the journalist Horacio Verbitsky.[3]