Why Do Humans Seem To Be The Only Life-Form On This Planet Which Selects The Dumbest Amongst Them To Be Their Leader?

[Hymie]

Think: Johnson, Sunak, Truss, May, Trump.

[Atheist]

Oh, Hymie! Copycat!

:-)

[royfromaus]

The questions on AB just get dafter.

 

[Barmaid]

Blair, Brown.

 

Although I cannot argue with you on Truss.

[fender62]

jeremy corbyn and diane abbot, angela raynor.. all mouthy and militant.. raynor has a wonderful vernacular...remember she choice words about the conservatives and the accusation about looking at her ermm skirt.. very council estate.

[newmodarmy]

I liked Brown and admired Blair. I'd add Biden to your list. And how well did Corbyn do ? And whoever led the Remain campaign. 

[Atheist]

Yeah! We need to do away with democracy and invite a benevolent dictator to take charge.

Who would you willingly kneel before?

[Deskdiary]

It's anathema to the left, so I'm going to whisper it.

 

The UK population is generally right of centre. Argue this point as much as you like, but the last 60 or so years proves this.

 

Ah, but the hard of thinking will say, we had a Labour Govt under Blair and Brown for 13 years. It is an undeniable fact that they were more right than the current Tory Govt. Blair admired Thatcher, and he was right to do so as she's been the been PM by a country mile in my lifetime.

 

The above aside, I largely agree with your point - we've had dreadful leaders of late, but none of them are what I would describe as proper Tories.

 

Personally I'm disenfranchised; I've voted Tory ever since I was old enough to vote, because that was always the correct way to vote, but I won't be voting Tory at the next GE because the Tory party in its current guise are not Tories. It doesn't mean I'll vote Labour (I'm not insane - Flip-flop Starmer and a fish wife, no thanks), I just won't be voting.

[NoseyNose]

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

[NoseyNose]

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/232990980694294747/

[jno]

only their fellow MPs voted for the Brits as leaders. Americans have their own system, under which an electoral college votes for the president.

[davebro3]

TROLL

[davebro3]

At least he is admitting that Conservative party members/MPs are human  - that's a giant leap forward!!!!!! 

[mushroom25]

// Why Do Humans Seem To Be The Only Life-Form On This Planet Which Selects The Dumbest Amongst Them To Be Their Leader? //

actually Hymie, no other life form on this planet engages in democracy and selects its leaders. no other life form on this planet could therefore be said to be more discerning about the quality of leadership. unless, of course, Phil knows different?

[ToraToraTora]

As TGM said, democracy is a terrible way to run anything but all the other systems are far worse.

[Hymie]

Most reasonably advanced life forms have an ‘Alpha’ of the pack, who is their leader – often this is based on their superior physical strength; but some are more subtle, requiring the Alpha to form alliances to with others in the group to secure their position.

 

So many life-forms appear discerning about who leads them, more so than humans.

[youngmafbog]

//no other life form on this planet engages in democracy and selects its leaders//

No, the leader is selected by a fight.

Perhaps Hymie is up for a few pagga's to decide the next PM.

[mushroom25]

// some are more subtle, requiring the Alpha to form alliances to with others in the group //

that doesn't give the pack any say, and is no more democratic than the machinations of Schleicher and Von Papen that made Hitler chancellor of Germany.

[Hymie]

You’ve clearly not been watching many wildlife programs; often the Alpha pack leader is overthrown by the pack, not by an election but by another individual becoming dominant, gaining sufficient support (from others) to de-throne the incumbent.

 

A form of democracy at work in the animal kingdom – the dumbest amongst them, unlikely to garner the support of others to become leader.