I know from personal experience that weath doesnt necesarily equate to intelligience and vice versa. So, doesnt it stand to reason that many government positions are being wasted on the mentally unfortunate?
2007-07-23 09:25:46 · 10 answers · asked by ronedon 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You can fool some of the people some of the time. You can fool some of the people all of the time. You can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can never fool all of the people all of the time.
2007-07-23 10:27:08 · update #1
Attaining positions of power have as much to do with motivation and determination as they do with intelligence...
Like the recent release of the audio tapes where Nixon is cursing McGovern even after he won the election. The media portrayed this as a negative personality trait of Nixon, which in some ways the excess to which he took his motivation and determination probably led to the paranoia that was his eventual downfall, but the intense focus on the objective of defeating McGovern is what vaulted him into his leadership role and motivation of that intensity does not just switch off overnight.
As important as what the audio tapes reveal about Nixon, McGovern's present-day passive-aggressive comments regarding the tapes reveal why his personality did not lead him to the White House.
2007-07-23 09:45:47 · answer #1 · answered by floatingbloatedcorpse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They are not more intelligent, but definitely wealthier. Bush is a classic example of not being smart and rising to power. He can be excused because he is a legacy. But his administration appoints people who are Bush's friends and donors, rather than those qualified. People who do a bad job are promoted and the corrupt never answer for their crimes. So today, we have a government that is far less intelligent than any in history. Much like a band of petty criminals.
2007-07-23 09:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they are not any more intelligent than the average citizen, and that's why people who think about it don't believe they should be making decisions that are rightfully OURS to make. That's why so many people would prefer them NOT to have power over our health care and retirement, and especially not making decisions about automobile mileage standards or minimum wages.
It's not smart to give those people that much power over your life.
2007-07-23 09:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course not! People who have worked in government, even for a short while, have a uniquely fantastical work-environment that seems to affect their worldview. However, the rest of us have to live and work in a very powerful collective reality, and so we have a more balanced worldview of how our larger political and economic environment works.
2007-07-23 10:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People in government are there because they want to be. Intelligence is not a requirement. Diplomacy, butt kissing, political pull are all attributes of the higher ups in government.
2007-07-23 09:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by regerugged 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
mentally unfortunate, I like that. Apparently, all that is really required is that they can fool a good part of the people most of the time during their campaign.
2007-07-23 09:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by fieryfox59 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, the majority of them think they are intelligent, but they are no more intelligent than the average Joe. I'm sure they think they are good at their job too.......anyway.
2007-07-23 09:34:20 · answer #7 · answered by patriotgains 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought this when i was younger but latrer realized its your connections. Who you know gets you there what you know keeps you there.
2007-07-23 09:33:15 · answer #8 · answered by Bye-Partisan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course they are not more intelligent. They sure act like they are though!
2007-07-23 09:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by TyranusXX 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
For the most part, yes. The one glaring exception is the bozo that is highest up, you know, the Commander Guy.
2007-07-23 09:30:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋