The recent crisis has shown us our absolute failure of leadership from top to bottom with few exceptions. Yes, I am talking about the COVID-19 pandemic. We have surpassed every country in every measurable statistic: number of deaths, number of infections, total number of new cases, all of them with the USA at the top. When you leave the medical problem or environmental problem (with all the scientific indications will kill more people than any wars mankind has come to know) to be solved by these politicians who can't comprehend the issue at hand, and to top it off, they are worried about the next election THEN you know we are doomed! At the back of their mind they don't really care about people dying or hospitals running out of essential supplies, but they do care about the TV coverage of the day. I'm tired of watching these clowns doing the shows on TV where the doctors and scientists are in the background scratching their heads, and stopped watching the so-called political analysts, whom at best know as much as you and I know. The stark difference between a well-run country and a poor-run country in terms of handling the crisis of this magnitude has become apparent- some of the countries that did well (Singapore & South Korea just to name a few) are relying on the data and letting the professionals run the show. Even people at the top seem to have command of the issue at hand. This makes it all the more unacceptable to have these many deaths and sufferings which could be prevented or at least minimized. When I think of one great quality of leadership I think of someone who can see/ think ahead and imagine the unimaginable. It's hard to expect these qualities from the political leadership who are at the tail-end of their lives; still drawing from the past experiences where the #1 enemy or easy target for them is another rogue country with some weapons. Well, the world has changed in many ways. A teenager with good programming skills and with a malicious intent can bring an entire nation to halt by shutting down an electrical system or hacking the election system to change the outcome. Another outbreak of the virus would certainly bring the world to its knees. Nevermind all the infrastructure failings -- the politicians will be busy selling you the multi-trillion budgets on conventional weapons that may never come to a good use or save lives, and if it did, it will probably happen at the choosing of some half-brained statesmen. My point is that we have no visinorary in politics that we can envision the next human disaster -- visionaries in other areas besides the political system where people come up with visions to solve the problem of tomorrow. My question to you. Do you keep electing these clowns next time there is an election? I don't care what party they belong to, do you trust them with the decisions they make that impact your life? From Ghimire's Facebook wall.   गीतकार सतिश चापागाईंको गीत     https://youtu.be/-nOYsZW0UEg