Should a head of state have qualifications?

[Marty_d]

Unless you've been under a rock you'll have heard of the (latest) disgusting act by a putative (Putinised?) US president, who in front of TV cameras with his arse-licking VP, berated another head of state (a real one) for note showing enough gratitude to the US.

 

Obvious this is not the first, or even 1000th, indication that despite legally being voted into office, this... person... is not a fit and proper leader of any group of people, much less the president of the USA.

 

Which raises the question.  Should a head of state be qualified - at anything?  Should there be a character test?  A psychological evaluation?  Any sort of thorough investigation into their past that would indicate their fitness for office?

 

At the moment, in non-royal democratic countries anyway, all that is required is a lot of money and the nomination of a political party.  This nomination doesn't have to be based on the person's character, ethics or morality - in fact it's most likely to be the person who can direct the most votes to themselves through the application of power - favours, horse trading, intimidation.  At best it's "this person is our team's best chance of winning the election" which is a very different matter from being good for the country.

 

At least countries with royal families tend to raise / train their children to act like a leader (in Charlie's case, the world's longest apprenticeship).  That's not to say there haven't been some right royal twats, inbred to buggery, who shouldn't have been in charge of a tea party - but at least it's something.

 

Arguing the opposing side, in that Oval Office debacle there was another President, a man deserving of the title as he's led his invaded country extremely well in a war of resistance for three years.  His only qualification?  That he once acted as a president in a TV comedy.  So sitting together you had two ex-TV actors, one doing an extremely good job, the other one a convicted criminal and general waste of oxygen whose best contribution to humanity would be to realise what a twat he is, fire everyone he ever chose for his administration and apologise profusely to the world before topping himself.

If qualifications were required, MAYBE Zelenskyy would have them, I don't know enough about him - but Trump would definitely not.  

 

What do you think?

 

 

[onetrack]

I've talked about this for decades to anyone who'd listen. Becoming a politician is the only job in the world where you have no need to present or produce any skills or qualifications records, or job history record, to get the political seat.

 

The only major requirement is to be able to suck up to the unelected powerbrokers who control nearly everything behind the scenes, with their money and status.

[rgmwa]

Zelenskyy has a law degree but never worked in the legal field, however he became a leader of his country. Trump has an economics degree and became a criminal and a leader of his country. Rumour has it that Trump got someone else to sit his exams, so there is also some doubt about his degree.

 

Edited March 3 by rgmwa

[facthunter]

Trump is exceptionally IGNORANT Has a small brain, He BULLIES and Power goes to his head. Exactly the Person to run the USA. Yes IF there's NO ONE ELSE there.   Nev