Leadership

Occasionally, a current events type thought comes along that isn't directly related to environmental matters, but (I feel) belongs as a don't poop in the pool post nonetheless. Here goes.

The Marseillaise came on the radio this morning, so of course, I turned the volume up to eleven and blasted it. It’s Bastille Day, after all. I began thinking about France’s President, Emmanuel Macron. I believe that he is a great leader during these challenging times. This in turn led me to think about other great leaders of our current era, including Angela Merkel of Germany, Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, and Justin Trudeau of Canada. It also led me to do some research about leadership in difficult times. Adversity is best overcome by instilling trust, compassion, stability, and hope. Any of that happening in America right now?

The New York Times today addressed the question of whether Joe Biden, who doesn’t necessarily have a strong ideology, could become a transformational president. The answer was that, despite the enormous challenges, he could. But the potential for sweeping change is real, even if Biden isn’t most liberals’ idea of a visionary.

It’s been said that ‘Every nation gets the government it deserves.’ I don’t think this is entirely true, or at all fair. But I do think it applies at least some of the time. I certainly believe that we deserve better than what we have right now. What can we do to deserve and make it better?

I'll just finish by saying that a great and transformational leader will do the right thing regarding climate change and other environmental concerns. There. That was about the environment, after all. Wasn't it?