Personal - #501 - #74 -Leadership and Policy are two different things!

Do you think that the general American people should make the policy?
Uninformed, lack of geography, lack of history, lack of every vestige of long term anything; the average American is the least likely group to look for “policy, long term policy”!

What should the “long term policy” for the U.S. be?

Should it be the long term policy of a “democratic” government? This has already made enemies of almost every dictator or authoritarian government in existence today!
Should it be “inclusion”? That is, we undertake every meeting with all kinds of people, democratic or not. But different people, representing different thoughts, as though we stand for that!
Should our sworn enemies be included? After all, if we want “change”, shouldn’t our behavior change?

Is going against our policy be a national thing or a reasoned discussion among only the “informed” people who will then pass the policies to the government for leadership? By leadership, I mean, such things as the economy, welfare, schools, medi-care, etc.; the “social” issues of today. The leadership of the government can handle the social issues of today. It might be tortuous and slow, but the general public or the government for “policy”?

The dialogue necessary for policy is a reasoned affair without parties, without rancor, without one person trying to influence another for advantage…. in other words for ideas, long term ideas.

It is up to this group to discus “policy”. No to other group has the experience, geographical, or historical background necessary. Nor do they have the discipline required in such a conversation. It is sad but true!
The wheels of a democratic institution are slow and cumbersome but the have to realize there is a change in the world. America has got to stand for something! The public must be educated to this reality but that will take time (which we don’t have!). There is nothing to look forward too if America doesn’t even exist!

Why are we hated so? Why does everyone want to come to America?(with all our faults!) When did it start? Whose to blame? Etc., etc.

This cannot be a part of the long term “policy” discussion. These are much more important than that. Let the media and the pundits roll around in the mud! They think that what they’re talking about makes sense and is important. It will be the education of the general public that will bring “change” to the public at large…. Nothing more!

Are Leadership and Policy two different things?