We have been warned of the ease of democracies sliding into dictatorships since the 8th book of Plato's Republic. Like I said before, most history lies unread, while the unread lie about history. It takes constant watchfulness to keep democracy stable, and the pathetic US Constitution was never up to the task. Any rogue candidate such as "PP" in Canada or tRump in USA, can weasel themselves into power them make the country all about them. And there is a vast network of think tanks deliberately disseminating the propaganda to promote business takeover of govt. Both neo-liberal (Fraser Institute and associates) and neo-conservative (followers of Leo Strauss) as libertarians, all work to this end. With full cooperation of the media with their un-named embedded influencers. The USA is no longer anyone's ally. Canada must avoid the same quagmire that PP represents.
It has been said that politics draws all the wrong people. Assuming this is so what do you think we have to do to get the right people in the right places? This is a question I have pondered for some time.
I would equal 'bravado' with Trump's German DNA: know-it-all, big mouth, show off.
It goes deeper than that to serious psychological pathologies.
His German DNA is where it all started...and getting worse and worser.
We have been warned of the ease of democracies sliding into dictatorships since the 8th book of Plato's Republic. Like I said before, most history lies unread, while the unread lie about history. It takes constant watchfulness to keep democracy stable, and the pathetic US Constitution was never up to the task. Any rogue candidate such as "PP" in Canada or tRump in USA, can weasel themselves into power them make the country all about them. And there is a vast network of think tanks deliberately disseminating the propaganda to promote business takeover of govt. Both neo-liberal (Fraser Institute and associates) and neo-conservative (followers of Leo Strauss) as libertarians, all work to this end. With full cooperation of the media with their un-named embedded influencers. The USA is no longer anyone's ally. Canada must avoid the same quagmire that PP represents.
It has been said that politics draws all the wrong people. Assuming this is so what do you think we have to do to get the right people in the right places? This is a question I have pondered for some time.
OK, this is a big one, I'm working on it!
I look forward to your reply. This might lead to a co-authored blog.