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