Mornin’ to ya! I like my coffee black and strong.
At noon Eastern Time, the United States will swear in a new President. Many feel this will usher in a “golden age.” Is that so?
For the vast majority little will change. Our lot will not significantly improve. Economies, if healthy, and at best, grows and shrinks in never-ending cycles. Forces beyond the President dictate that.
I enjoy history—not so much the politics of it but rather the changes brought on by migration, industrialization, new discoveries, inventions, etc.
It is difficult to imagine why anyone would desire to be a politician. A politician's decisions might mean the death of numbers beyond comprehension. Why would anyone want that responsibility? Even a vote in Congress could trigger the same chilling results.
It is also equally disturbing to comprehend what drives a person to want that power—the power of life or death for perhaps thousands or millions of people.
It takes hubris, ego, arrogance, and even great narcissism to be a politician. The traits that disqualify one from governing over others are the very traits they all possess to an alarming degree. Do people really want compassionate leaders?
Great effort is taken to make them appear compassionate, caring, sympathetic, intelligent, wise, etc.
An ancient king wrote that ‘man dominates man to his harm.’ It is one of those undeniable truths proved by history.
Just something to think about.
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