Teachings,+Politics

Politics
(Originally posted by Darth Draconis)

In politics, you must see with your ears and hear with your eyes. Try to translate the meaning of the first sentence. Once you have done this you will find that the saying is both a political exercise and a teaching of politics. There is a meaning underlying the words of the saying which you must find to complete the exercise. Upon completing the exercise you will have the teaching I mentioned.

To identify the hidden meaning is to use the language of the politicians, it is refered to as "Political Code". To become adept at politics you must understand and speak in this "code". The code itself is really nothing more than saying something and meaning another most of the time, or there will be a different, usually deeper meaning to be puzzled out; this isn't always the case, but most of the time politicians speak in such a way to get their points across subtely. In a political conversation, this is the dialect you use.

I will give everyone time to try and find the meaning of:In politics, you must see with your ears and hear with your eyes. Once a few people have come to their own conclusions, I will say what I believe it to mean and what I think the meaning itself teaches of politics. _ (Seti I Shadim)

Here is my interpretation:To see with your ears means that to understand a politician, you must truly hear and listen to what they say to see the hidden meanings behind their words. To hear with your eyes, you must read their emotions and feelings on matters being discussed by watching their expressions and reactions(you can also use empathic abilities as a Force-User) to correctly hear and listen to what they say.