What is with Americans and their presidential candidates? Do they really believe that by investing their utmost faith, hope and belief in one person that that one person will make everything okay in America and the rest of the world?
Am I the only person who squirms uncomfortably in front of the television, while trying to keep the vomit from hurtling up my throat and out of my mouth, as I watch footage of the 'race for the presidency'?
Aside from the millions of dollars being wasted to convince people to vote for 'Clinton', 'Obama', 'McCain', et al, what disturbs me most is the blind, unstinting faith that the American public appear to have for their chosen one.
How can anyone become so pop star fixated with people who are politicians? By the very nature of the beast, politicians need to be distrusted, suspected and treated with suspicion at all times. It is a grave error of judgement (and sanity) to fawn all over them, praise them, idolise them and worship them.
Anybody standing for any political office, or any position of power, ought to be interrogated, questioned exhaustively and tested over and over again to ensure that they have the integrity, intelligence and insight required for that office/position. And the more money they have to spend to convince you they are the person for the job the more they need to be interrogated, questioned and tested.
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