• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    Yes. He would make the hard choices we would understand we needed to make. Not the choices of self-preservation most all politicians make.

    Edit: would we be willing to sacrifice him to force him into the position? It would probably wreck the man…

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      would we be willing to sacrifice him to force him into the position? It would probably wreck the man…

      That’s my thinking. When the job is done well, it becomes very stressful and puts all of your morals and ethics to the test. Most people tend to cave at least a little bit and drift to the side of corruption. (our current flung itself headfirst to that side)