Political riddle.

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Mouthwash

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What do you call a politician who goes above and beyond the duties of his office?
 
A dictator?
 
An oxymoron, at least in recent years.

One politician I can think of who routinely went above and beyond his job description is Svend Robinson, who used to be the Member of Parliament for Burnaby (in British Columbia). He did a lot of things, from protesting the logging of Clayquot Sound, to advocating for - and witnessing - the assisted suicide of Sue Rodriques (she had MS). He also refused to divulge the identity of the doctor who administered the lethal drugs.
 
a dictator?

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A dictator?

A = {politicians who go above and beyond the requirements of their office}
B = {politicians who are dictators}

A intersection B != null
A is not a subset of B

Counter example provided by Valka D'Ur.
 
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:sleep:

Boring joke
 
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