Present day leaders should not be judged by what they do in their private lives as long as they are good leaders
Monday, 22 August 2011
I honestly cannot care less about what happens in a present day leaders private lives. I fail to see the connection between a leader’s public image and private life. They are largely contrasting, and a person’s private life does not undermine his achievements. I think that with the development of media, especially web new media which include social sites, expectations of leaders have been extremely unreasonable. However, the way it is reported in the press is unnecessary. Everyone makes mistakes and I would think that such cases should be dealt with in private. It is unfair that the public get their say in the matter solely because of the person’s reputation. I think what is more important as a present day leader is his abilities. Other than that, I think that the way that the media exaggerates information, and cover ups much of the truth in order to sensationalize news which does not allow readers to get the full picture. Quite evidently, it can cause the person much distress seeing as to how these tabloids can distract a leader. In my opinion, the line between private and public should be made clear. Public is strictly defined by the leader’s job and what he does in his field of profession. Private however, includes his family and his friends, which should not be dragged into the picture and thus shamed. As said before, I think that a leader’s private life does not undermine his personal achievements. Thus, I think it is unreasonable that a leader is forced to step down if he is found to be tainted by a scandal in his private life, through means of social pressure. However, I think that, equality must be maintained an assuming, the leader gets convicted of rape, which is against the law, and he should be similarly punished. An example is Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief, it is no doubt his contribution to the society by bailing out the Greek and Irish economy, but having been plagued with reason scandals, and he was forced into resigning as chief.For this I am glad that much of Singapore’s papers are broadsheets that offer more concrete facts. I think that reports on private affairs are rather distracting. As of present, my husband is the sole bread-winner of the family and with a salary of $5000 per month, I am glad that we are able to tide it through with the help of the government. By providing an educational scholarship for my two children, it has relieved a considerable financial burden to us. In addition, the medisave account has helped me pay off any medical needs that an elderly might need. In that sense, I more than satisfied with the job our governmental leaders are doing and am glad that our leaders are not as commonly plagued with scandals like in the United States of America.