Text 36698, 70 rader
Skriven 2006-08-13 20:38:22 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 36696 av Joe Delahaye (48843.fidonews)
Ärende: Frank - take a break (was CELEBRATION!)
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Hello Joe!

13 Aug 06 18:56, you wrote to me:

 >> Is there such a thing as a elected politician, especially but not
 >> necessaril leader of any govt or level of govt, that can please all
 >> of the people, all the time?

 JD> There is no such thing as a leader, or anything else for that matter
 JD> that will please all of the people all of the time.  I do not disagree
 JD> with you on that.  If that person is lucky, and has the right
 JD> charisma, he will please most of the people at some time.

Getting appluase because of a good speech does not qualify.

Fact is, as long as the governed populace is a mix of diverse idealogies, you
can never have a leader please all or some, most or all of the time.

 >> Your current PM is in a fragile coalition, but I bet he cant please
 >> all of t people all of the time, neither can any leader or elected
 >> politician.
 >>
 JD> Indeed, and it will take only a minor mistake on his part to bring on
 JD> another election.  Just wait until they start debate on the budget,
 JD> and the promised military expenditures.

All he probably needs to do is to try to stay close to the center and not
repeat his predecessors mistakes.

 JD> Now, let us put this in the proper perspective.  Wether the rest of
 JD> the world likes it or not, your president is the closest thing I hope
 JD> we ever get to a world leader.  Because of the influence of the US
 JD> worldwide, what your president does, affects a lot of countries in
 JD> some way, shape, or form.  It is great if he does for you what you
 JD> want him to do for your country, but you forget the harm he caused to
 JD> the rest of the world.

The problem with the rest of the world is that nations individually or
collectively have a piss poor track record in dealing with terrorism and we saw
what happened. Sometimes ignoring the issue doesnt work.

 JD> You guys say the world is a safer place now.  The rest of the world
 JD> says, Bullshit!!.  It is now at least 2 times if not more, unsafer
 JD> then it was prior to the Iraqi, and Afghanistan attacks.

and ignoring them makes the world safer instead?

 JD> Israel sees its big brother, and protector invading countries in the
 JD> name of fighting terrorism (yeah right), and thinks it can do the same
 JD> thing as long as big b rother only slaps its wrists.

Israel has been taking care of itself since it was less than 24 hours old.

BTW, the 1948, 55 and 67 wars were conducted by and large by European supplied
armaments.

Remember this, especially with the territory they took in the 1967 war.

Do you honestly think Israel would have this 58 year history had they not been
surrounded by wolves?


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