The problem of various "revolutions" is that we no longer have great leaders. There are influental leaders, but none truly great ones.
Good. We don't need "Great leaders", in the sense of how most people use that term (that is, political leaders). We just need people to be free to do what they do best - live, love, learn, play, grow, work, build, create and dream without arbitrary restrictions and constraints imposed through force.
Having "leaders" who "lead" by being influential, outspoken, visionary, etc. is another thing. I'd call somebody like Elon Musk a "leader" in this regard, but he isn't forcing anybody to do anything.
I'm not a big fan of Nick Saban, but back when he was coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins he was asked once about needing more leaders on defense. He said something like "We are looking for wolves, not sheep. We want every player on defense to be a leader, not somebody who's looking for a sheepdog to guide them around and lead them." That, to me, gets to the heart of the matter: We should all be leaders in our way.
I struggle to name three great present-time politicians.
That's OK, I struggle to name a single "great politician", ever. In fact, I consider the term to be an oxymoron.
"We don't need "Great leaders", in the sense of how most people use that term (that is, political leaders). We just need people to be free to do what they do best - live, love, learn, play, grow, work, build, create and dream without arbitrary restrictions and constraints imposed through force"
That's extremelly cool but that does nothing for a country which have just experienced a revolution and now doesn't know what to do with itself.
There are people who proved capable of creating a country following a revolution. My latest impression is Ataturk, but you can find one or two in the history of USA.
>"We are looking for wolves, not sheep. We want every player on defense to be a leader, not somebody who's looking for a sheepdog to guide them around and lead them."
All the more ironic when one actually understands the social structure of wolf packs.
Good. We don't need "Great leaders", in the sense of how most people use that term (that is, political leaders). We just need people to be free to do what they do best - live, love, learn, play, grow, work, build, create and dream without arbitrary restrictions and constraints imposed through force.
Having "leaders" who "lead" by being influential, outspoken, visionary, etc. is another thing. I'd call somebody like Elon Musk a "leader" in this regard, but he isn't forcing anybody to do anything.
I'm not a big fan of Nick Saban, but back when he was coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins he was asked once about needing more leaders on defense. He said something like "We are looking for wolves, not sheep. We want every player on defense to be a leader, not somebody who's looking for a sheepdog to guide them around and lead them." That, to me, gets to the heart of the matter: We should all be leaders in our way.
I struggle to name three great present-time politicians.
That's OK, I struggle to name a single "great politician", ever. In fact, I consider the term to be an oxymoron.