On 22 Sep 98, at 19:06, Jack Killpatrick wrote:
> I can't quite imagine someone rising that high in politics while
> maintaining those three character traits. It takes a lot of manipulation,
> lying, and twisting of the facts to get there...whether the person is
> aware of it or not (I think self-deception is the key to maintaining at
> least the idea that these three traits are being adhered to). Aside from
> that, after all the BS that has transpired over the past year with this
> Clinton fiasco, I don't see why anyone at all would even want to be in his
> position. The slime has reached amazingly high levels. Everyone has a
> glass house somewhere.
Well I have held back long enough.
I don't believe that everyone has something to hide. I don't believe
that everyone has done bad things. I don't believe that everyone has
to be bad to succeed; if I believed that then I believe I would have
to change the system or get out of it.
The attitude I find in America reminds me of attitudes I encountered
in 3rd world countries I lived in (Thailand and Brazil). In those
countries there was never any expectation that anyone was honest or
trustworthy; quite the opposite.
The saddest thing about this whole affair is that it shines a light
on where I stand in relation to my fellow countrymen. I have been an
entrepreneur so I have seen people at their worst; believe me you see
life differently when you are on your own. But I never thought it
was as bad as this. Can all those polls be right?
And where is the leadership??? Were I a politician I would demand
Clinton's resignation. I believe the cup is half-full. I believe
that a Mr Smith could go to Washington. It is time for the Mr.
Smiths to stand up and be counted.
Peter
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