Political opportunism Political opportunism Political opportunism refers to the attempt to maintain political support, or increase political influence, in a way which disregards relevant ethical or political principles. The political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli as described in "The Prince" is often regarded as a classic manual of opportunist scheming, and indeed a "Machiavellian" is nowadays defined as "a cunning, amoral, and opportunist person, especially a politician". Political opportunism is interpreted in different ways, but usually refers to one or more of the following: Typically, opportunist political behavior is criticized for being short-sighted or narrow-minded. That is, in the urge to make short-term
Andrew Niccol played "Young Nicolai" in the 2005 film "Lord of War") and Ava, born in 2008. Niccol has directed the films "Gattaca" (1997), "Simone" (2002), "Lord of War" (2005), "In Time" (2011), "The Host" (2013), and "Good Kill" (2014) (reuniting after 17 years with actor Ethan Hawke in a lead role; Hawke also appeared in "Lord of War" as a supporting character named Jack Valentine). He has also directed a short film entitled "The Minutes" (2012), which is a documentary-esque, narrative tie-in to "In Time" that describes in more detail the world and characters from the film. For his directorial debut