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Imagine for a second that your roles were reversed and you were the politician who knew a lot about science, engineering and technology. Now it's your job to l
by godzillabrennus 11y ago
Imagine for a second that your roles were reversed and you were the politician who knew a lot about science, engineering and technology. Now it's your job to lead a nation, one of the worlds leading armed forces (yes Canada knows how to fight) and are responsible for trade policies that Impact all your constituents. Suddenly a terror group in <<insert war torn African country>> bombs a mall. How much do you know about the ethnic groups in <<insert war torn African country>> and what would your response be? Should you invade? What would happen if that government failed? Can you do startegic strikes? Hell, what do you do to prevent another bombing?
I mean, it'd be great if our leaders all had a better understanding of STEM but Herbert Hoover was an engineer and it's wife's accepted that his economic policies deepened the Great Depression.
- duaneb 11y agoI would accept the same result in either an engineering or cultural challenge: assume you know nothing and find someone who does.
- PunchTornado 11y agoLike politicians know how to handle terrorists attack or something else. They have good or bad advisers. Politicians are usually lawyers, economists or engineers. The important thing is to be smart.
- Inthenameofmine 11y agoSounds like a non-issue. How many of today's "policy heads" would know anything about the situation on the ground of that hypothetical nation? I personally think anybody with sufficient STEM background has a higher chance of assimilating and interpreting policy knowledge than pure policy-heads. You'll find plenty of Physics students with whom you can have an advanced policy or philosophy discussion, but I've never met a Policy or Philosophy student with any Physics knowledge.
- jacalata 11y agoWell sure, plenty of physics students are willing to engage in an advanced policy discussion, but once you tell them that you will not assume the country is a sphere they have a lot less to offer.
- ae_keji 11y agoJimmy Carter was also an engineer, and as much as people hated him at the time, he was a very honest and responsible leader in hindsight.
- empath75 11y agoHe wasn't technically an engineer, but he had some nuclear training.