issue 114 善变之领导成就少

jasonliu119

Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
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Should a leader be quickly and easily influenced by the shifts of popular opinion? My answer to this issue is no. A true leader should not change his/her policy frequently in order to compromise the people.


To begin with, the frequent changes in a leader's policy compromise his/her prestige and reputation. The change in a leader's policy implies the original one had certain flaws, which caused people's discontent; thus, the leaders have to change his original decision to meet the people's opinion. If a leader modifies his decisions too often, the public may think that the leader's decisions are too cursory to reach success and pursue the well-beings of the public. As a result, the reputation of this leader may deteriorate; and possibly, this flaw may be seriously criticized by his/her opponents in politics. In this case, the leader should prevent changing his policies or decisions easily and quickly.


Moreover, since people's points of view may be limited to their own interest, the leader should not compromise to the public sometimes. There is a saying goes that everyone has an angel; people are more likely to focus on their current and short-range interests rather than to emphasize on some long-range benefits of the country--which a true and great leader should pay more attention to. Despite the dissent from the farmers in the south, Lincoln, one of the most outstanding presidents in American history, insisted putting an end to the slavery, which was considered to contradict the human rights and democracy of a great nation. We can imagine that, if Lincoln had compromised to the farmer's opinion and changed his determination, America might be not so advanced as today. A true leader should insist in what he think is consistent with the long-range benefits of a nation and ignore people's opinions which presents interests of a small group of people.


As far as I am concerned, true leaders who accomplish much are marked by the ability to make a correct decision by his/her own judgment. When it comes to some important decisions or policies which may determine the nation's next developing direction, the public may find it too difficult to figure out a well-rounded and correct solution. China’s situation in the late 1980s is a case in point. At that time, China was suffering serious difficulties on its way to prosperity and a highly effective policy should be found for the nation's further development. While the most people have no ideas how to pave the way for a bright future, Deng Xiaoping figured out a essential policy, Reform and Open-up, which was proved a superior method for China to develop. In sum, there are difficult issues with no public's opinions influencing the leader; the leaders should make decisions according to their own knowledge. If the decision works effectively, people will admire the leader very much and consider him/her true brilliant leaders.


To sum up, a true leader should not easily and frequently change his/her decisions due to the shifts of public views. Because too frequent sifts in leader's policies may damage the leader's prestige and reputation. Furthermore, the leader should focus more on the long-range benefits of a country and make outstanding decisions.
提纲
1、善变影响声望
2、公众观点不可轻信
3、真正的领导人体香在 有能力自己做决定

ppguo

恩，如果再加一点，
领导人虽然不能善变，但是也不能完全不听取大众的观点。大众的观点很多时候是很好的参考，在一定程度上也反映出一些事实。可以举个例子，比如不能一味提高税收，置人民于水火之中。
这样的话，会更稳妥一点。

jasonliu119

我也想过，不过感觉木有时间了~

ppguo

刚开始写的时候，思路最重要，然后时间上会慢慢进步。

竹林中人

The change in a leader's policy implies the original one had certain flaws  动词是太感觉混乱，到底哪个是定语？
2.the leaders have to change his original decision to meet the people's opinion.  leaders 和his 不一致啊，小错误哦
3.In this case, the leader should prevent changing his policies or decisions easily and quickly.表述不当，leades 应该是避免或者说杜绝but not prevent自己changing his decision吧
4.最后说一点，总的来看，你的三个观点之间没有内在的联系，也就是说你的分论点没有逻辑性，根据题目意思，个人觉得你可以换种观点，prons and cons 既赞成也反对，在哪些时候应该遵从民意在哪些时候不应该？或者在哪个方面应该在哪个方面不应该？完全地反对或者肯定都不好完全说理。自己最好也学会例用最容易证明的论点为好

snowmelt

我看了以后想了一个提纲（想提纲的时间都差不多是写一篇的时间了。。。愁死我了）
我觉得各个观点可能有一些逻辑了，可是例子想不出来。。。
1. 肯定。在一个民主的国家，人民的声音有时候很重要，做决策的时候必定要考虑人民的利益。
2. 然而，有时候某个决定必然要损害一些人的利益，遭到反对。这时一定要坚持，让时间验证它。
3. 不能摇摆的另一个原因是公众意见的可信度。由于他们的political insight并不专业，可能追求眼前利益，可能看不到大局。如果尊重了这样的意见，会造成严重后果

ppguo

“竹林中人” 和“snowmelt" 拍得很给力，to the point.

冷月钟笛

我先去列列这一篇的提纲，然后来拍你share ideas~

冷月钟笛

我的提纲：
作为一个出色的领导者，不应频繁轻易地被大众的意见所左右，毕竟缺乏自主决断力的领导者一定不会成为一个成功的领导者。当然，领导者应该在做出决策时参考民意(voice of the populace)，从而做出最好的选择。
1    过分被大众意见所左右的领导者一定是缺乏主见的领导者，这类领袖缺乏作为领袖最重要的判断力(decision making)与魄力(resolution);
1.1    领袖的魅力(charisma)与威信(authority)的重要来源就是领袖们面临重大抉择时表现出来的决断与魄力，这种决断与魄力体现了领导者的才能与决心；
1.2    毕竟没有人喜欢追随一个没有主见的人，这样的领袖让人觉得不可靠；
1.3    历史上的伟大领袖，也都是具备这样特质的人：Napoleon
2    另外，民众的意见往往很局限，不客观，并且众说纷纭(the views of the populace can be simple, biased, narrowly confined within some area, and even divergent into different voices)；
2.1    有时民众甚至会被极端情绪所煽动；
2.2    这样的意见往往不具有很高的参考价值(not that worthy for referring)
2.3    例如，中国民众抵制日本韩国的声音，夹杂着因冲动与不理智所产生的憎恶(mingled with anger out of irrational impulse)。如果领导者听取这样的民意，那么势必会导致国家间的邦交恶化，彼此的利益都造成损害；
3    当然(of course)，优秀的领袖既不会盲目顺从民众的想法，也不能独断专行；
3.1    人民的想法尽管缺少远见，但可以反映人民最关心的事情，体现人民的生活；
3.2    而领导者的一切决策作为最终都是为了保障为人民的幸福生活；
3.3    因此做出决策时，应该参考民意，为人民考虑，而不能独断专行——托马斯?杰斐逊出于人民自由的考虑编写制定bills of rights；
3.4    相反，过分独断的领袖会给人民国家带来灾难——chairman Mao，starting hierarchical conflicts, causing a decline of China

ppguo

好一个”chairman Mao".
这个提纲是精品。强烈建议CD弄一个精华帖，把这些提纲都搜罗进去！