> He's a good man. We can agree to disagree on this point. :) It is interesting to hear the other side of the argument. Perhaps I've become cynical over the y

> He's a good man. We can agree to disagree on this point. :) It is interesting to hear the other side of the argument. Perhaps I've become cynical over the years, witnessing what "duty to nation" really means in practice. As far as national interest goes, public well-being seems low in priority, far below enriching those who hold the reins of power. The attempts to justify these skewed priorities, in my opinion, fall apart from the view of the people, who must live with the resulting social conditions.