I think if you wanted to study contrasting styles of political leadership, you only have to look at New Zealand and the USA in the last few years. No idea where Jacinda Ardern came from, but for me, she symbolises what leadership is all about. Of course, economic growth is important, but it's not everything. We are human beings, not robots.
Even robots may not be too happy with the kind of crass behaviour that the last POTUS put up, I am sure. He posed as a successful businessman, but I am not too sure that was also misrepresented like most things about him. Of course, he was legally elected, and had a right to his political and economic views/policies. My point is more about the human angle. Maybe if COVID had not shown him up for what he was, he may have won again. In a way, Biden must thank the virus too for helping his cause.
Hope the Biden-Harris era reminds us more of the gentlemen of the past.
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While any other adolescent could do better than the infant we had as Potus it is unfortunate reality that all politics is tainted to a degree. NZ is a very small microcosm and an island with strategic advantage but their leaders did prove that pragmatism works.
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