We live in very strange times. Glen Pearson writes:
Consider the craziness of it all. Donald Trump, out of office for two years, still believes his address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Vladimir Putin has carelessly risked the future of his career and the security of his nation in an effort to bend an already beleaguered people to his will. China’s Xi Jinping has risked so much in his quest for world dominance that he’s about to force his nation into recession, which in that country will affect tens of millions of his citizens.
And now, this week, Britain is dealing with its third Prime Minister in as many months. The Mother of All Parliaments has been so riddled with endless rounds of extremism, idealism, and populism that it can’t even manage its daily responsibilities. It’s an embarrassment on a global scale that somehow doesn’t seem all that surprising in today’s political climate.
Democracy appears to be running on fumes while at the same time pushing the pedal to the metal. Britain has seen two PMs selected in two months without any votes being cast for PM. Scandal after scandal has rocked the governing party for years, yet it manages to retain power by failing to leave the choice of its legitimacy to the people.
The world is full of politicians who lie and don't blush. What happened to shame?
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