Men in their late 70 s running countries

Galaxy

And not going to war is often a terrible thing to do.

I disagree with war. Imagine if at 5 years old we taught children that when they saw a classmate doing something that upset them, war is the answer.

Casdon

Yes, that was exactly my thoughts too M0nica, however fit we are for our age a punishing schedule with late hours and flights etc would take it out of anybody, because sadly we no longer have the stamina. That’s why Trump has to use a buggy to get round the golf course, even though he is the bestest, most talented and wonderful golfer the world has ever seen.

And cheats !

Nobody seemed to bother when Biden
‘ with dementia’ was running the show!
Shameful that his wife allowed him to give those incoherent speeches.

The world needs a committee elected by the non-pilitically positioned public of each nation and to agree on a business plan for moving humanity forward and a team of Auditors to fire those leaders who break rules of the order.

No thanks.

Galaxy

No i meant I don't want people excluded who didn't look after their health. I would be extremely suspicious of people asking for that now when it didn't happen previously.

Nothing would ever improve if there was no change though, would it? Putting aside Biden and Trump, I think it is important that every country has a leader who is not suffering from dementia or a serious mental illness which impairs their judgement.

Are there doctors who can actually determine if someone is a narciccist psychopathic demented maniac during an evaluation appointment? No, I dont think so. Psychopaths are the craftiest manipulators of them all and are experts at faking sanity so that wouldnt work.

I still think there needs to be a peoples committee united in the world that acts in a more definitive way then people protesting to each other (since leaders take no notice). Our government models no longer work in the name of peace. Single egos are ruining life as we know it. Laws put in place to protect us are just conveniently broken by the lunatic leaders.

Galaxy

I would also say that what you do in your forties and fifties obviously impacts your later health, Trump to me has never looked like someone who has taken great care of his health, but again I don't want people excluded on those grounds. To repeat a well worn saying democracy is the worst form of government except for all the other forms of government we have tried. There will always be flaws in the system.

There will always be room for improvement

Perhaps the key is that there should be a mechanism for getting rid of a leaders who prove themselves unfit to govern, whether by misconduct, incompetence or mental ill health, between scheduled elections. To be fair to the Conservatives, they are quite good at this; where they so often fail is in choosing a successor.

The oldest PM we had in my lifetime was Jim Callaghan, who was 66 or 67 when he lost the 1979 election. He was still in good health and continued as an MP after he lost the election, but was physically drained by the Winter of Discontent and knew his time was up.

grumppa

Perhaps the key is that there should be a mechanism for getting rid of a leaders who prove themselves unfit to govern, whether by misconduct, incompetence or mental ill health, between scheduled elections. To be fair to the Conservatives, they are quite good at this; where they so often fail is in choosing a successor.

Oh, so true, Grumpa. It always begins hopeful and then becomes more of the same. Let's hope the change in Hungary is more of NOT the same.

And who would these people be who would decide whether a leader was incompetent and how would we ensure their competence.

In the UK, their MPs.

Malaysia was talking about a ' peoples committee' to do this.

While don't have a mechanism for removing a PM gone rogue, we do have a vote of no confidence mechanism, usually but not neccessarily called for by the Leader of the Opposition.

If someone's bad enough (eg Trump-like), their party would lose & PM asks monarch to dissolve parliament & then it's a General Election.

A vote of no confidence in a PM in the UK would not lead to a general election as far as I know, it would lead to a leadership contest for his replacement, unless it was a coalition government, in which case one of the parties involved could force an election by withdrawing their support.

Macaydia

Are there doctors who can actually determine if someone is a narciccist psychopathic demented maniac during an evaluation appointment? No, I dont think so. Psychopaths are the craftiest manipulators of them all and are experts at faking sanity so that wouldnt work.

I still think there needs to be a peoples committee united in the world that acts in a more definitive way then people protesting to each other (since leaders take no notice). Our government models no longer work in the name of peace. Single egos are ruining life as we know it. Laws put in place to protect us are just conveniently broken by the lunatic leaders.

I don’t like the sound of that.

Are there doctors who can actually determine if someone is a narciccist psychopathic demented maniac during an evaluation appointment? No, I dont think so. Psychopaths are the craftiest manipulators of them all and are experts at faking sanity so that wouldnt work.

Well, here must be psychiatrists who can diagnose these MH illnesses otherwise we would not know about them. 🤔

Yes Cossy can I be embarrased with you?

Galaxy

And who would these people be who would decide whether a leader was incompetent and how would we ensure their competence.

Good point Galaxy Just who would these people be?

Allira

^Are there doctors who can actually determine if someone is a narciccist psychopathic demented maniac during an evaluation appointment? No, I dont think so. Psychopaths are the craftiest manipulators of them all and are experts at faking sanity so that wouldnt work.^

Well, here must be psychiatrists who can diagnose these MH illnesses otherwise we would not know about them. 🤔

Have you forgotten about Lucy Letby ? Psychicatrists cannot help

Oh M0nica. If you only knew. Each day I look forward to your postings. They are wise. Refreshing. Sheer logic and practical sense. Always making me feel better. ty

Biden was hidin

In this age of technology why can't world leaders (dictators) and their army generals sit down in a war room and be made to fight their battles through war games? That way no real lives would be lost.

Macaydia

Galaxy

And not going to war is often a terrible thing to do.

I disagree with war. Imagine if at 5 years old we taught children that when they saw a classmate doing something that upset them, war is the answer.

That's incredibly simplistic but I am glad for you that you live in the world you do.