TR EMERITUS

Many friends have told me that they will cast blank votes or spoilt votes in this coming presidential election. They cannot agree to a system that favours the elites. It is all a wayang (a show, usually quite dramatic as in a Chinese opera). They oppose the onerous conditions imposed on a person who wishes to qualify as a candidate... 

I'm reading ancient Greek literature and history as our Presidential election campaign enters its last weeks. I now have some doubts about how we choose candidates. The Greeks had a clearer vision than we have. For instance, they observe that failure does not imply ineptitude. Think about Oedipus. He serves as the prototype... 

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