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What he is saying is that in any society the elite are isolated, this isn’t something unique to billionaires. You think Chavez in Venezuela or Xi in China is st
by cloutchaser 4y ago
What he is saying is that in any society the elite are isolated, this isn’t something unique to billionaires. You think Chavez in Venezuela or Xi in China is still a man of the people?
Perhaps this is a good thing. You can’t make emotional decisions when you are responsible for millions of people potentially. You literally wouldn’t be able to have leaders if leaders were emotionally involved in tens of thousands of peoples hard lives.
- jacquesm 4y agoThen maybe the solution is to do away with the leaders who can't. Because lots of people who crave power are exactly the ones who shouldn't have it in the first place. Xi for instance is not exactly lighting the way in terms of ethics.
- cloutchaser 4y agoI mean sure, that's a nice dream. What society in the history of humanity has ever come close to this? What is your blueprint for achieving this practically, instead of saying nice sounding dreams?
- jacquesm 4y agoSwitzerland. They're not perfect but definitely a step in the right direction.
- cloutchaser 4y agoA banking nation who even holds money for basically anyone, including nazis back in the 1940s. Nice example.
- jacquesm 4y agoWhat Switzerland did in the 1940's has absolutely nothing to do with what they do today, likewise the aggressor Germany, hardly anybody alive back the is still alive today and certainly not in a position of power. You asked for an example, I gave you one. Have a read to see how Switzerland created their political system out of necessity: http://www.athene.antenna.nl/MEDIATHEEK/KOBACH-1.html http://www.athene.antenna.nl/MEDIATHEEK/KOBACH-1.html