In this episode of „People like you and me”, we talk about Mr. Stretch Armstrong in the Oval Office and his friends — and yes, we provoke a little with it. Behind the mockery there are things we take seriously: what respect for a public office actually means, and what it says about a country when showmanship counts for more than substance. We ask who finances a show like that, and what the difference is between holding a title and being the person the job calls for. We talk about social competence, and about the responsibility that comes with a vote — ours included, as two men sitting here commenting. We look at the Pledge of Allegiance, standing there since 1892, and at the difference between reciting words and living them. Against today we set older examples: Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and the frontier idea of building your own life from scratch — not a leader to run your life, but guidment for standing honest. And we end on hate and love: why hate is only ever against yourself, and why love works in any condition... (more in the full AI summary)
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