Has anyone noticed that our contemporary politicians, when soliciting our support, claim that we need ‘leadership’? I have been aware of this, for a bit, but I had no explanation for it. Today I found an explanation. And, indicating the importance of seeking stimulus from the enemy, I found the explanation while reading the Guardian. This is an entirely new definition, and it might seem initially surprising, but I think it explains much.
- Leadership = spending money without restraint, hence borrowing money without restraint.
The article which prompted me to this insight was one of the hysterical pieces published by the Guardian since the election of Trump. By Paul Taylor, the piece is about how there is some sort of parallel between Trump’s victory and the collapse of the ‘traffic light’ coalition in Germany. He writes:
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