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Originally Posted by August
I'd be interesting in hearing about a politician you actually liked Skybird...
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Helmut Schmidt. Not flawless, but he had format, acertain Prussian stoicism and discipline, and a general attitude that I respect very much and that over here is associated with being "Hanseatic". Probably the most intelligent and clear-seeing in office we ever had.
Richard von Weizsäcker.
Of the present high profile politicians: Germany: none. Britain: none. France: none. UN: none. US: probably none, for I simply do not know enough about Ron Paul, only two impressive speeches - and paper is patient. The political systems as they are real today, probably would doom any office holder, no matter whom, to submit to the pressure of lobbies, parties, and interest group, so the lack of statesman of real callibre may
- either be casued by this situation,
- or in this situation would not allow them to unfold their format anyway, so their presence would be wasted anyway.
Saving only a very very small number of exeptions, political parties, politicians and me are natural enemies. I am convinced that even most elemental, minimal goals of democracy cannot survive with accepting the presence of parties, lobbies, and professional career-politicians. I see evidence for that conclusion in every, in really every country.