I am all for loyalty to a politician/ administration, but sometimes the last thing a nation needs is for its leader to be surrounded by yes men. Richard Nixon wasn't entirely surrounded by yes men, but there were a select few that remained loyal to him even though they knew better. I could think of a modern example, but I am not even going to go there! I'll leave that up to you guys to bring up a modern example if you choose to do so.
2006-10-19 09:38:16 · 17 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
By the way, I am not just picking on Nixon here. For all of his faults, he was a highly intelligent man and a surprisingly effective president.
2006-10-19 09:47:29 · update #1
thatacher at the end of her term. poll tax was always going to be a disaster but nobody could say no to her ideology
2006-10-19 09:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by Boring 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You think this was a problem with our leaders, you should check out some of the personal lives of the Roman emperors. People followed them without question, and as a result they were able to get away with some ridiculous atrocities.
Check out the link provided...
Politicians are always surrounded by yes men, that's why they call them politicians.
2006-10-19 09:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Les Aspin was the Secretary of Defense in 1993 when the US was involved in Somalia on a peace keeping mission under the Clinton admin. Every Military leader in the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended to Aspin that the military be allowed to fully engage the militia in order to restore order. Aspin instead listened to the peacniks and handcuffed the military against full bore engagement to include the use of tanks in urban combat as it would "detract from our appearances of a peace keeping and humanitarian mission." We all know what happened. A number of my friends died in the streets of the Mog because the US did not have the resources necessary to conduct the operation. Aspin and Clinton both refused to answer questions about this from the families of the deceased. Aspin then publically regretted his decision prior to his death.
2006-10-19 09:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jim from the Midwest 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush 43 administration 2000-present
2006-10-19 09:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Blind loyalty kept Clinton from being removed from office. He lied under oath (you expect an adulterer to lie to his wife and family about an affair with an intern), obstructed justice, tampered with evidence (remember the secretary that hid Clinton's personal items at her home), coerced witnesses (remember Linda Tripp), encouraged others to lie under oath and obstruct justice.
2006-10-19 09:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by Republican Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure-just take the ongoing example of Dennis Hastert's blind loyalty to drunken pervert Foley. If Hastert had come forward with what he knew about Foley a long time ago, the neocons would not be screaming for his head now.
2006-10-19 09:55:34 · answer #6 · answered by worldwise1 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hitler was surrounded by people that subscribed to his views because of his charisma and personality.
Not modern, but a definite example of how history can repeat itself.
2006-10-19 09:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by stillstanding 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Third Reich
The Iraq war
2006-10-19 09:43:51 · answer #8 · answered by Klawed Klawson 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are way too many examples. Hillary Clinton - blind loyalty to her gives her visions of grandeur.
2006-10-19 09:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by Colorado 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes i can. The people of Germany with their loyalty to Adolph Hitler
2006-10-19 16:20:15 · answer #10 · answered by billc4u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋