11-11-2022, 10:48 AM
(11-11-2022, 06:35 AM)JasonBlack Wrote: On a less personal basis, when I look at history....the traits that make someone a strong, heroic leader and the traits that make someone a strong, despotic dictator have a disturbing amount of overlap, so the choice is between two options
1) an impotent leader who won't take the reigns of power or curb civil rights, but who is flaccid with regards to dealing with opposition or instigating real change
2) a leader with power and charisma who can rally people to solve problems...but whom you must take a leap of faith to support, because the chance that he'll become corrupt is always looming in the background.
So tell me....who is exactly do we have to lead us? ...
I have claimed to be a moderate on several occasions, but applies more to the policies that I want, not the personality I would like to see in a leader. Make no mistake, I want someone with balls, and at present, I see very few contenders, whether we're talking young heroes, middle aged family leaders or elder sages.
PS: I'm not necessarily asking for a single grey champion. Feel free to list potential leadership figures for a range of positions.
(11-11-2022, 06:41 AM)JasonBlack Wrote: The only two people I can think of who remotely embody this are Ron DeSantis and Tulsi Gabbard, and they're different enough that I think they could compliment each other nicely and appeal to a fairly wide audience if they ran on the same ticket.
Wow ... just Wow. First, Ron DeSantis is a faux populist with ivory tower credential (so is Glenn Youngkin, but you didn't mention him). Ron DeSanctimonious is an apt name. Even Trump hits one once in a while. Then we have Tulsi Gabbard. What the appeal is there is a total mystery. She's a certified flake.
More in line with the rubber actually meeting the road: Gretchen Whitmer. She captained a clean sweep in a right-leaning swing state, and didn't break a sweat. More to the point, she's a state-school graduate and fully blue collar to boot.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.