Courage
To act, despite danger or disapproval. Works for me.
Taking action in the public arena and stand by it during the onslaught also displays character and leadership.
The chance that a politician will show courage is remote. Voter disapproval is death to them. Put that together with a society that has gradually come to accept a big government that attempts to provide basic needs, and you get politicians that go along to get along. See my earlier post, “How did we get here?”
Politicians would never speak out against the dependencies that big government creates. In fact, most of them prefer it. The dependencies give them control over the lives of those whose dignity has been taken, and control over the money that has been taken to fund it.
This is our status quo, brought on by the unchecked ambition for power of the central authority. It’s time to check the power. This will take courage.
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