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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOur leaders have lost touch with reality just like the banks did
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/13/leaders-banks-political-class-economic-failure-crisis?CMP=share_btn_twRead it. We are lead by the worst and most ignorant people ever. I blame higher education.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)In today's world, you can drive in an expensive from a huge house to a beautiful office to a fancy restaurant every day and never see a poor person, pay for it withiut ever checking you bank account, and talk onlynto other people doing the same thing.
A bit.of.obscure history. The Chinese Ming Dynasty ended in the 17th century. The last Ming Emperor was so out of touch, he did not know that the Ching had taken the entire country until they were storming the gates of The Forbidden City. Then he killed himself.
atreides1
(16,093 posts)That someone else won't do the same thing to save the country!!!
leftstreet
(36,113 posts)"...the political class which used to dictate the narrative and set the agenda is having those powers wrested off it. What was it that Goldmans executive said back in 2007? It makes you reassess how big the extreme moves can be. The political class should brace itself for many more extreme moves."
Thanks for posting
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)should be taught in elementary school.