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I'm pretty sure I'd find plenty of reason to dislike the leaders of state no matter where I live. Most of what is great about this country isn't done in Washin
by SmirkingRevenge 9y ago
I'm pretty sure I'd find plenty of reason to dislike the leaders of state no matter where I live. Most of what is great about this country isn't done in Washington - we can survive bad leaders (hopefully).
- dcposch 9y agoTrue, and maybe it is just a case of the grass being greener. The closest analogue to Trump/Oprah in modern western history is probably Silvio Berlusconi. That fiasco wasn’t even a swift dramatic thing—just a grinding two decades and counting of stagnation, inept government, corruption and brain drain as your best youth go abroad. I hope it doesn’t happen here and I want to do anything I can to help. Past some hypothetical point, though, I think my wanderlust and sense of pride would take me elsewhere. Innovation can happen anywhere, and fortune favors the bold.
- mc32 9y agoI thought old Silvio was thinking of making a "comeback"[1]? I mean, who knows. [1]https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/world/europe/sicily-election-berlusconi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/world/europe/sicily-elect...
- refurb 9y agoYup! Having grow up outside the US you'd be kidding yourself to think it's any different elsewhere.