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Originally Posted by coberst
Who wants a leader who is fair-minded?
Is your lawyer fair-minded? Is your big brother fair-minded when you need help? Is your politician fair-minded? Do you want a fair-minded politician as your advocate? In an adversarial capitalistic society like the US do I lose if my advocate is fair-minded?
What does fair-minded mean? Webster says fair-minded is marked by honesty—impartiality. Do I want my advocate to be impartial and honest? Will I not be a complete loser when I go into a contest to get my share; won’t I come out as a complete loser if ‘my main man’ is impartial?
I think I need an advocate who is more partial than the next guy if I am to ‘get my share’; in fact I want the most unfair-minded SOB in the country to be my advocate! Some very important person, probably that baseball manager—I forget his name, said “impartial guys finish last”.
I am inclined to think that evil equals fair-minded. Perhaps that is what Bush meant when he warned us against the ‘axis of evil’. Also Reagan probably meant that Russia was “A fair-minded empire”.
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personally i have wondered why any one would want to lead the US, when in fact their efforts are at best 60-40 in acceptance. the idea of patriotism may be, since most every person to achieve the job "President of the US" has studied History. certainly its not the pay. as to fare minded or the meanest SOB; maybe its a combination or if you prefer, one side or the other can stand out as needed. the decisions made by head of family, a warehouse manager, a major cooperation, a state or even a country require actions most wish were not required.
