| During long periods of deep crisis, when our | | | | it was an election year, because it could have |
| Leaders cannot solve our problems the way we | | | | been lead by a deeply unpopular Leader for |
| want. Often we choose to follow or elect | | | | another two years or more. Some Countries are |
| Authoritarian Leaders, usually who rise within the | | | | not so lucky, the UK still has a Leader that is |
| ranks of traditional political parties. In deep cases | | | | synonymous with siding with the now discredited |
| of financial or political chaos, some of these | | | | Banking, and Corporate sectors for over Ten |
| Leaders could rise through forming their own | | | | years. And still has another year to "fix" the crisis, |
| political parties and rising through the electoral | | | | when many people are looking at their traditional |
| process, as traditional political parties lose | | | | Leaders and slowly pointing their fingers away |
| creditability. | | | | from the Bankers to the Politicians who supported |
| If the Financial Crisis becomes unsolvable in the | | | | them. |
| short- term, one real danger is that the traditional | | | | Authoritarian Leadership wins when all else has |
| political parties and institutions will become | | | | failed, often it is the last resort of Leadership |
| discredited. This has already happened with our | | | | when more democratic leadership cannot fix the |
| Banking and Financial Institutions, were Business | | | | problems people face. The USA at least for four |
| Leaders during the "Bubble" economy years were | | | | years is safe, unless the Obama Presidency |
| seen as respectable Leaders, now they are seen | | | | cannot solve the economic problems of the |
| by many as greedy crooks. One danger is that | | | | country, and other Leaders could rise as the cost |
| these discredited business Leaders could be linked | | | | of failure mounts.. The biggest danger is in Europe, |
| to traditional political Leaders, and the blame | | | | where high unemployment and the loss of trust in |
| shifted to these pre- crisis Leaders. One reason | | | | the pre-crisis establishment, could push Europeans |
| many of our Leaders are distancing themselves | | | | to vote for more extreme Leaders; New Leaders |
| away from discredited Corporate Leaders, even | | | | that promise quick fixes through trade |
| blaming them for the crisis. This is working in the | | | | protectionism, new immigration policies and |
| short-term as we have a scapegoat, Bankers, | | | | blaming emerging industrial countries for unfair |
| and Financial Leaders but before the crash, our | | | | trading practices. |
| Governments did work closely with these very | | | | Something traditional "Free market" Politicians that |
| same scapegoats, and even worked with them | | | | ran our Countries cannot change, as it goes |
| on economic policies. | | | | against the principals of capitalism they represent. |
| This is true in Germany, were Political Leaders | | | | If this economic crisis is not fixed within the next |
| have always worked closely with Financial and | | | | four years, then we may see the rise in |
| Banking Leaders, even voting in laws that were | | | | Authoritarian Leadership. Something that did |
| beneficial to the growth of the banking, and | | | | happen during the Great Depression in the 1930's, |
| Corporate World. Many analysis say that the | | | | and as our living standards drop, often do our |
| attitude of everyday Americans would be | | | | democratic values. And we seek quick fixes to |
| different if there was not an Election in 2008, and | | | | often unsolvable situations through extreme |
| a candidate that was different and promised | | | | Leadership. |
| "change." In many ways, the USA was fortunate | | | | |