Credit where it's due

[Arob]

In my view the problem of politics is that no matter how well intentioned you are you may not be able to cause people to act in the way that you may wish them to. The greatest wo/man in the world, whoever s/he may be, (opinions are many!) cannot force another to change their mind or heart, yet in many cases politician's are judged on the actions of others.

So it is a very unenviable position. And then add to that the fact of the political inheritance - the legacy of one Government, or Leader, to the next!

 

Perhaps this was why Ghandhi advised that, "you must be the change you wish to see in the world", (as opposed to thinking that change must occur externally)?

 

It is for this reason that I believe that the arguments between absolute political systems eg solicialism vs capitalism are entirely baseless; as our society is no more than the sum of it's parts, if people behave inappropriately then it is inappropriate; regardless of any prevailing political preferences.

 

There are examples of great people who have had socialist sympathies and great people who have had capitalist sympathies, but it was not their political ideology which made them great, it was their attitude to others; their tolerance, benevolence, forgiveness, and so forth.