50 Reasons We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima

[MineralMan]

24. OK. Well, then, don't bother to participate.

We have the system we have. There is no "heroic leadership" that will alter the system we have.

We also do not have anything like an overwhelming agreement of opinion on much of anything at all in this country, much less in the world. There is as much opposition to your definition of what would be "heroic leadership" as there is support for it. There is no consensus in the United State, much less in the rest of the world, for anything at all.

What we have is a system that lets us all express our opinions and vote for those who will be in government. That's the best it's going to get, frankly. It's not a perfect system. There is no perfect system. Your "heroic leadership" is someone else's tyranny. And vice versa. That's why we have a political system that operates through mediating extremes. It's not perfect, but doesn't promise to be.

You and I, for example, agree on many things. We also disagree on many things. Which of us is correct? The answer is that neither of us is correct. We simply disagree, based on many reasons, on some things. Which of us is in charge? Neither of us is in charge. And that's a good thing.