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GrumpyGardener | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I don't understand how so many can't deduce  this. It's so clear.
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jakub | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Politics is literally made up of the worst of the worst. This is exactly why you would never really have a true intellectual in those positions🤷
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GrumpyGardener | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Intellectuals don't make good leaders. Global leadership is about power. You get power through strength. 

Intellectuals have their role... But it should never be in positions of power.