Re: leaders background sicussion- split from primary watch thread
A president is just a puppet of the elite. Since he is elected in a democratic process, he only has to be a guy with the natural chrisma to score, a good salesman, a good ladies man, a good BSer; and I don't mean just talk the talk and walk the walk, I mean look the looks too (George Washington with his bad teeth couldn't get elected as president today). Someone who can make the public fall for that he is doing is for them, when in fact, he is really serving the interests of the elite.
But the formula of makings of presidents has been almost the same. You make it to Harvard or Yale law school and start making connections. When American oil companies were dealing with Azeri government for oil contracts, it was "If you want a contract, put my son thru Harvard." All presidents have been members of the Council on Foreign Relations, if that tells you something.
Ok, this "President" thing is just not working out. We have all been under this delusion for nearly 300 years that we should elect a good politician, and really all we have gotten is car salesmen and a little charisma. Now if the country had not become a world leading economy during that 300 years, you might think that the system had really screwed up. Or, if we had years of violent military coups followed by years of dictators, where other potential leaders were suicide bombed into oblivion, then you might think that we had screwed up somewhere.
But the proof is sort of in the pudding isn't it?
Foreigners may not like our system, we may have some minority that is discontent with the current President or his policies, but you really have to admit, that the system on balance has been positive for the American people.
I say from this point forward we should only elect Losers, in the best interest of JayR. Electing anyone with a background of success will surely be only to please the elite.