"Political Leader." This phrase, hundreds of millions of people hear from TV screens every day, met in different texts. But not all of them will be able to clearly and clearly explain what meaning lies behind this term.
Instruction manual
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Who can be considered a political leader? At first glance, the answer to such a question is very simple, literally lies on the surface. A political leader is the head of state or some party, social movement. However, this simplicity is only apparent, because this is not always the case.
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A political leader is, first of all, a person who can truly (and not nominally) lead a country or large masses of people, rally and organize broad sections of society, inspire them with sympathy for themselves, faith in the rightness of their cause, their ideas. For this, he must possess the gift of persuasion, oratorical talent, remarkable organizational abilities, and strong will. In a word, to have, as they often say, a pronounced charisma. A political leader must be mentally prepared for difficulties, to take full responsibility if necessary, and to resort to strict, even severe, measures for the common good.
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Therefore, just a high position in order to become a political leader is not enough. History knows many cases when states were headed by weak, unprepared people who, in their business and moral qualities, simply did not correspond to their place. In peacetime, in a happy environment, it is still somehow bearable. But in the era of trials, the inability of such people to be political leaders turned into a great misfortune both for themselves (and their loved ones), and for the people, the state. And the fact that these incapable leaders could be quite worthy people who sincerely wished good to their people no longer plays any role. Classic examples are the French king Louis XVI and the Russian emperor Nicholas II.
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A political leader must steadfastly uphold the interests of his people and state. Moreover, he must take into account the interests of the other side, and, if necessary, make a reasonable compromise.
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Unfortunately, often political leaders are people who, as they say, "for a cannon shot" can not be allowed to power. The most characteristic example is Adolf Hitler, who, having an indisputable oratory talent, the gift of persuasion, deftly speculating on the colossal difficulties experienced by the German people because of the predatory conditions of the Versailles world, and on the feeling of national humiliation, managed to inspire the majority of Germans to have a fanatical self-confidence and become at the head of Germany. How it ended for Germany itself and for the whole world is well known.
