Baglini theorem explained

In Argentina, the Baglini theorem is a concept which maintains that the degree of irresponsibility 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.
• Politicians' convictions are inversely proportional to their proximity to power.
• The closer to power it is, the more conservative a political group becomes.
• 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]

Precedents

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem". — John Galsworthy

See also

• Theories of political behavior

Notes and References

1. http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2000/07/20/p-02501.htm Las Cámaras, sólo para los debates
2. http://www.parlamentario.com/noticia-61649.html El teorema de Baglini en el llamado al diálogo
3. https://www.parlamentario.com/2021/01/03/autor-de-un-teorema-emblematico-para-la-politica/ revista Parlamentario