Consider that he was the one who wanted to be judged by the content of his character. I guess the larger question has to do with our acceptance of major character flaws in our heroes. We are extremely forgiving as a culture. Should we be less forgiving and demand more from our leaders? Don’t we deserve leaders who are inspiring, AND faithful to their families?
2006-10-23 17:01:55 · 9 answers · asked by Jon M 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If we lived in a perfect world, our leaders would invariably be men and women of sterling virtue, who would put the greater good always first, and would never dream of doing anything immoral.
Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world.
Leaders, even the best of them, are still made of the same fallible material as the rest of us flawed humans. We may expect them to behave to a higher standard, we certainly probably wish they would, but until human nature becomes perfectible (which I don't see happening this side of Heaven), the character flaws will always be with us, whether it's greed or desire for power or infidelity to one's mate.
Does this make a person a hypocrite? I wouldn't try to judge--I would just figure that he or she is just as prone to doing wrong things as anyone else.
And that includes me.
2006-10-23 17:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the fact that MLK *might* have cheated on his wife change the message he delivered or the things he accomplished? If he did cheat on his wife doesn't that only show that he was a human being and make his accomplishments seem more human, more reachable for us other normal human beings who don't live up to every ideal we claim to believe in? We seem to forget sometimes that these great people who we look up to are just as fallible, feeling, and flawed as we are and to be reminded of this should not discourage us but encourage us and prove to us that we could also do great things in our lives.
2006-10-23 17:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by Clark T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't care about a leaders personal life. I am more concerned with what they accomplish as a leader. No one in this world is perfect, if they were they probably wouldn't be in this world. Men seem to have a problem with that anyway!
2006-10-24 07:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetie Poo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just about no one in reality lives up to the vision society creates of them. Yes, MLK wasn't a perfect person. No one is. But he did do a lot of good, despite those flaws.
2006-10-23 17:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by bennyjoe81 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The measure of a man is not the mistakes he makes, rather it is what he does about the mistakes he has made. We do not know for certain his mistakes or what he may have did about them. I leave that to God ,himself,and his family. I am a white male and have been privileged to have been in many,many homes where he was honored and I can tell you without doubt he is a saint,having unity with God in unconditional LOVE.
2006-10-23 19:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given the fact that he was a Baptist minister, if he cheated on his wife, his ministerial position was forfeit as was his position in the church. Could he have continued on to be the leader he was will remain unknown.
2006-10-23 17:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes we do deserve that kind of leader.but it is important that our leaders be human too and as such have flaws.we allow ourselves flaws why not them?they are not gods or super hero's
2006-10-24 05:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by kimmi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the last faithful US President was Truman...
2006-10-23 17:09:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it makes him fallible... like a human being
2006-10-23 17:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by browning_1911 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋