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I could make a case that a good leader is mostly hot air. What distinguishes a great leader is performing the right words and gestures for their zeitgeist, ther
by lukifer 13y ago
I could make a case that a good leader is mostly hot air. What distinguishes a great leader is performing the right words and gestures for their zeitgeist, thereby becoming a symbolic figurehead that shapes broad social forces into real progress.
Perhaps, then, our lack of good leaders is not about the leaders themselves, but rather due to the fragmentation of cultures and social institutions.
- guard-of-terra 13y agoThat fragmentation thing is dangerous because fragmented people have troubles maintaining their rights. We desperately need politicians that will figure out this fragmentation thing.
- lukifer 13y agoThat, or bottom-up big-tent coalitions that can stitch together a bunch of fragmented groups. (For all their many faults, the Republicans had this formula perfected in the 80's and early 00's.)
- guard-of-terra 13y agoYou have to adapt this formula to a post-revolution country where nobody trusts nobody, nobody knows what they want, people have bizzare ideas that have nothing in common with reality (think religions), and there is no political rallying point to stitch groups around.