tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post4907936434170116368..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: 187 / Peter Douglas: The WHY To LiveGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-81427164086401216732010-07-07T17:41:41.648-07:002010-07-07T17:41:41.648-07:00I love his term kakistocracy. I had never heard i...I love his term kakistocracy. I had never heard it before. However, I disagree that it's what now governs our country. (I express no opinion about whether it might apply to some others.) I think we're more often governed by people who, while they may have significant intelligence, lack the vision and perception to consider the long-term consequences of actions. Whether it be a focus on quarterly profits in corporations or on the day-to-day operations of government. We have far too few who look ahead to the seventh generation, or even the next thirty years. That, and self-centeredness, encapsulate much of our world's current inability to deal effectively with problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com