Politicians are not an isolated community. They are a part of the general society. Whatever values the general society has the politicians would also have.
I too always believed in MMY's quote that the government is a reflection of the collective. All preceding generations down the ages had their share of "wacky" views and beliefs. But there was no internet and mass media then which is why they didn't get attention. Today we have the internet and these "wacky" politicians come under spotlight. --- "seekliberation" <seekliberation@...> wrote: > > that goes back to many posts that i've done before. I've always believed > vehemently in MMY's quote: "government is an innocent reflection of > collective consciousness". > > That being said, why do we get upset with our politicians? How is it that we > have politicians who run up big deficits, cheat on their spouses, and lie > about it? Because we have people in our society who max out credit cards, > cheat on their spouses, and lie about it. We shouldn't expect anything more > from our leaders than we ourselves are. > > > seekliberation > > --- Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > Reading this seekliberation, the thought came that if we want honest > > politicians we have to start by being honest ourselves. Probably also > > applies if wanting honest gurus, honest spouses, honest friends, etc. > > > >
