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Bolivia seeks new leader as fallen Evo Morales reaches Mexico
Who doesn't love a 'leader'? Isn't it great to go through life never really having to think for oneself or take any political responsibility for anything? All that's necessary is a deep, enduring, 'natural' inclination to 'follow the leader'. What can possibly go wrong?
Of course, your leader isn't a homicidal maniac. Your leader is good, honest, moral, righteous and dependable.
Winston Churchill declared a devastating and ultimately futile war against Germany.
But some did rather well out of it
Your leader knows what's best for you
Your leader is simply 'great'
Or, we could collectively grow up
There is no 'dear leader'. No matter what patch of the planet you happen to be residing in. The 'terrible' truth is the only 'leader' that's really worth listening to is yourself. Like any wise leader you will consult with experts when you know you don't know, you will be tolerant in your dealings with others and slow to judge. You will only ever respond with violence, never initiate it. You will be concerned with improving your, and those with whom you contract, material circumstances so that everyone benefits without having to subscribe to some, easy to manipulate, notion of collectivism and self-sacrifice.
Don't wait your whole life to figure this out.
There are far more articulate and persuasive writers and thinkers on this topic than myself, such as Ayn Rand for example (I'm not a 'follower' of Rand, or anyone else). Persuasive is one thing. Armed and dangerous is something else. All the 'mainstream' politicians are armed and dangerous (via their proxy followers in the security services and collection agencies). This is true all over the World.
(IRS in USA)
So it is for Morales. Following on like so many before him. Once he had kissed the ring of power he had trouble letting it go.
I'm slow to judge. As an individual he appears to have many fine qualities. Like most of them he started out with noble, if often misguided, intentions. Socialism, although a great conveyor belt to popularity for politicians, won't deliver economically over the long term and, fortunately for Bolivia, he appears to have understood that to a degree.
The title of the article contains the essence of the problem. The people seek a leader to fill the 'vacuum'. Currently they have the army. The lowest common denominator. Even the army knows it is the political refuge of last resort. I suggest the 'people' fill the 'vacuum' and get on with their lives paying for those services that they, individually, want and believe in including legal, arbitration and security services. That would require something of a mindset change. No more searching for 'dear leaders'.
Whatever the OAS (another huge Statist conglomeration) is up to, abdicating responsibility, giving up and hoping for the best will ensure the people of Bolivia get what they deserve. The next aspirant on the list. One who can tell them what to think and how to think it. Good luck, Bolivia - you're going to need it if you keep looking elsewhere for that which is right under your own nose (or between your ears) ...