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Why Political paralysis will ultimately harm Australia:
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What a thoroughly interesting concept ! I must admit I've never heard of such a scheme, but considering many of the world's greatest philosophers are Greek it's little wonder they'd think up something so unique and innovative.
Do you think it's probable that a scheme such as this, if it were to be introduced, some of those selected for parliamentary service, albeit their previous lives were impeccable, unblemished and ethical, once exposed to all that power and the trappings that power brings, might become just as corruptible as today's politicians ?
I've no doubt, such a system would produce some excellent outcomes, with many of those selected, unselfishly serving both their Nation and the citizens of that Nation superbly. Still as the saying goes, all you need is one bad apple to spoil the lot !
Would you perhaps agree, that prolonged exposure to 'power' and 'greed' are in themselves, highly contaminating ? And notwithstanding how moral, how ethical and how honourable a man may be, the close and continued exposure to absolute power, and all that it brings, will ultimately 'turn' even the strongest most resilient of men.
Because we all possess human failings, therefore those failings ultimately makes us all supremely vulnerable to the seductive lure of possessing immense power ! It's been said there was only one, who never yielded to the immense temptation of having unfettered power - and the legend goes, that he was tested for forty days and forty nights...?