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Years ago, when I was studying leadership in the Coast Guard’s Officer Candidate School, we were told that a good leader never asks his or her crew to do something he/she would not be willing to do. I always thought there was an appealing symmetry to that maxim. Another symmetrical interpersonal mantra that appealed to me was treat others the way you want to be treated .
According to Google Maps, I live 35.2 miles from the US Capitol building, where a different kind of leadership oozes from those famous halls. To our distress, these leaders are becoming infamous. The leadership mantra from Capitol Hill these days is do as we say and don’t question what we do.
Once upon a time, politicians in Washington were called “public servants” working for We The People . Times have changed and the relationship between legislators and citizens has become more asymmetrical.
Symmetry implies balance and asymmetry paints a picture of something out of balance. We The People are losing power and the politicians are gaining power. A British historian, Lord Acton, said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
If there were a corruption scale where a score of 10 meant honest government and a score of 1 stood for toxically corrupt government, I would give Washington, D.C. in 2022 a score of 0.
The corruption in our nation’s capital is profoundly disheartening. If We The People see our leaders act lawlessly, why should we bother to obey the laws enacted by these same lawless leaders?
We hear about rising crime in our cities. It is dangerous and embarrassing. All sorts of solutions are offered, but what about dealing with trickle-down Capitol Hill lawlessness? Image by Andrea Widburg using a photo of Mitch McConnell by Gage Skidmore ( CC-BY-SA 2.0 )
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
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