In other words, nobody has every quality, much less well-known politicians, but the idea is that someone else has it covered. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.
Isn't that the curse of "good people"? (to be ruled by those people that did what it took to gain power) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like to straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"
You are describing what we are used to, as a "good politician", but it´s not and I believe another way really IS possible, or I wouldn´t be here. I ass-u-me most here believe it also and could post about positive qualities.
Give yourself some credit. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.
