Well, so do I, but it's getting him to prop open the door for the appropriate length of time.
As for the rest of it, well, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Elect a smart leader, and you elect that leader. Elect an apparently stupid leader, and you elect someone you've never heard of and will never see on television, who was never nominated, whose identity is hidden behind the dummy and whose intentions and principles (if any) can never be questioned.
Democracy means everyone has a right to express their views and to choose their leaders. Democracy should not be taken to mean any old body can effectively govern a country. That view is indefensible. True democracy should mean that the people get to choose a leader from among the people who are best qualified to do the job that the people want done.
The vote for figurehead is down the hall and turn left; here, we're choosing a captain. And pace W S Gilbert, it would be nice if s/he knows something about running a ship.
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As for the rest of it, well, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Elect a smart leader, and you elect that leader. Elect an apparently stupid leader, and you elect someone you've never heard of and will never see on television, who was never nominated, whose identity is hidden behind the dummy and whose intentions and principles (if any) can never be questioned.
Democracy means everyone has a right to express their views and to choose their leaders. Democracy should not be taken to mean any old body can effectively govern a country. That view is indefensible. True democracy should mean that the people get to choose a leader from among the people who are best qualified to do the job that the people want done.
The vote for figurehead is down the hall and turn left; here, we're choosing a captain. And pace W S Gilbert, it would be nice if s/he knows something about running a ship.
That, at least, is what I think.