Failed leaders, not state

There is a snafu in the priority: survival of the nation, or the party which comes first? Procrastination is prevailing for three decades, and the topic is still taboo. Shy to lead. The path is not unknown. What is wrong with the mental acceptance of changing the political culture? Age gap or culture gap? The new and upcoming future leaders are heavily indoctrinated (square, triangle, or sphere?). In some cases, conformity is a hindrance, at the national level. The latter is like MT Everest---no competition, and no opposition. Unity of purpose, and objective. The name of the party is secondary. Why those who lead have to have a name to remember? Post-mortem while still alive? Recognition follows sacrifice. The latter (sacrifice) is an unknown voodoo in local politics. Mental space; too crowded inside.

Additive politics is plaguing us. We need some subtractive politics, like Zen art. Chawa-pawa is cause and effect. There is no duality in Zen. That's the prescription for the leaders (do with less). What about the followers?

Cut down frills in politics. Personalities block the arteries to the heart (both ways, incoming and outgoing). There are huge gaps between the politicians and the voters. These are not being pointed out. Politics also needs reflective analysis, rather than overdoses of subjective and hoc stop-gap arrangements. The system, the tools, the players, the rules, and the observers need reorientation. One example of negative blockage: why disturb the present status quo? Bad politics is nice living! "The minority is always right."

In any operation in life, the going is good for a short while. Then comes the automatic stock-taking balancing exercise, independent of all players and controllers (check the US foreign policy). Play (not try, make it effortless), rather than try to win.

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Time is running out, for all nations. The rate of change is accelerating (regardless of the issue). How the leaders (anywhere in the world) are adapting to change? Back-tracking history stalls the national marathon race. When stamina fails short cuts are tried. The hare and the tortoise fable: adapt to the modern modes and style.

Today the nation is stranded, thanks to the leaders, who are unashamed.