Does "Respect for the Office" Precede and Lead to "Deification of the One Holding the Office".
Jan 6, 2015 15:26:19 #
A very important topic, if you think about it. And I'd like to know your thoughts.
Here is one connection:
If the office of the President is always "highly valued" (definition of Respect) by the people, then the office itself more easily accumulates power--as if people feel that since the power inherent in the office is already valuable, then more power must be even more valuable. Thus power grows until the officeholder becomes, in the eyes of the people, omnipotent and infallible. He has become deified, like the ancient Roman Emperors.
Here is one connection:
If the office of the President is always "highly valued" (definition of Respect) by the people, then the office itself more easily accumulates power--as if people feel that since the power inherent in the office is already valuable, then more power must be even more valuable. Thus power grows until the officeholder becomes, in the eyes of the people, omnipotent and infallible. He has become deified, like the ancient Roman Emperors.
Jan 6, 2015 15:41:18 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
CarolSeer2016 wrote:
A very important topic, if you think about it. An... (show quote)
No office-holder should ever be deified.
Jan 6, 2015 15:49:10 #
slatten49 wrote:
No office-holder should never be deified.
There's a double negative in there somewhere. I assume you mean we should not worship the President of the United States?
Jan 6, 2015 15:52:00 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
CarolSeer2016 wrote:
There's a double negative in there somewhere. I assume you mean we should not worship the President of the United States?
You assume correctly. I corrected my error on 'never'.
Sorry.
Jan 6, 2015 15:59:26 #
skott
Loc: Bama
slatten49 wrote:
You assume correctly. I corrected my error on 'never'.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Nor should we slander him.
Jan 6, 2015 16:01:21 #
skott wrote:
Nor should we slander him.
Oh, cut it out, skott. Little Miss Do-Goody. Never a bad word to say about anyone holding a government office. Grow up, lady.
Jan 6, 2015 16:02:10 #
skott wrote:
Nor should we slander him.
And BTW, it's not slander. It has t***h in it. Would I lie about something like that? T***h is an affirmative defense, you know.
Jan 6, 2015 16:05:10 #
CarolSeer2016 wrote:
And BTW, it's not slander. It has t***h in it. Would I lie about something like that? T***h is an affirmative defense, you know.
Unfortunately, some people wouldn't know the t***h if it gave them a lap dance.
Jan 6, 2015 16:08:06 #
Redd
Loc: SWFlorida
Oh here we go again........More damn "don't do this"; shouldn't do that" political bull crap...
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
Jan 6, 2015 16:11:00 #
Redd wrote:
Oh here we go again........More damn "don't do this"; shouldn't do that" political bull crap...
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
I believe that I could pick someone off the street, at random, and they could do a better job as President. That's how much I respect Obama.
Jan 6, 2015 16:15:50 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
skott wrote:
Nor should we slander him.
I would agree, but slander...due or not...goes with holding public office. I have never known a politician who avoided slanderous comments. Those who deify are no less guilty than those who would slander.
Both are inevitable.
Jan 6, 2015 16:16:57 #
Redd wrote:
Oh here we go again........More damn "don't do this"; shouldn't do that" political bull crap...
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
I agree that "The Office" is respected , but sure as hell does not mean the i***t occupying it...............
The office has too much power. I don't respect it. The next turn will be deification, if it isn't already.
Jan 6, 2015 16:18:45 #
slatten49 wrote:
I would agree, but slander...due or not...goes with holding public office. I have never known a politician who avoided slanderous comments. Those who deify are just as guilty as those who would slander.
Both are inevitable.
Both are inevitable.
I hope we (the majority of the populace) don't end up worshiping an emperor.
Jan 6, 2015 16:21:08 #
skott wrote:
Nor should we slander him.
Slander? WTF? He should be STONED to death after being found guilty of treason. Slandered.,....crap.
Jan 6, 2015 16:22:34 #
Grugore wrote:
I believe that I could pick someone off the street, at random, and they could do a better job as President. That's how much I respect Obama.
No doubt anyone from any homeless shelter could do better than oblammmer....hell a Goldfish could do better.
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