-Last week’s significant quotes
For citizens concerned. Do you find time to consider the status, character, integrity and/or abilities of those who assume positions of authority to direct and manage our national life? Our present? Even our future?
I mean the individuals thrown up by political parties. Or identified and managed by them. In a wink these persons, appropriately qualified or not, become our executives, managers, administrators of our national affairs which touch our everyday lives and living. Designations such as ministers, CEO’s, regional chairpersons and directors assail us. With President, Prime Minister and Vice-Presidents heading a national hierarchy with “dominion” over us. Some of us actually voted for them. But just who are these “leaders”? Those whose policies and performance impact the prices of food, the cost of education and health care, transportation and recreation? Decisions on opening and closing hours, times for travel and the provision of national and community safety and security, as well as salaries for teachers, university professors, magistrates and judges?
Yes, just who are these decision-makers and national managers whose “work” has consequences for our very working-class and other levels of existence? And how should we assess them? How do we judge those chosen – or appointed? After the voting?
