Considering that all United States public servants are in theory subject to the will of the people, did we get the leaders we deserve?

A: Technically the answer is yes. According to theory, if you're dumb enough to elect a bastard, then a bastard is the only thing you were qualified to elect, which makes it only bastards capable of governing you.... As a matter of fact, that was Geobbel's rationalizing-justification to those holed up in tler's bunker just before the Russians got them... he said (in so many words... make allowances for translation... I'm not making this up)... "The people of Germany elected us, and now they are getting their throats slit for it.It's not for us to bemoan the results of this outcome, for we acted precisely according to our nature, so in that respect, our behavior has been flawless according to those clearly stated principals of this party. It is the fault of the German people to have elected us this authority.

" Yes I know that only the German minister of Propaganda could salve those refugees in the bunker from the coming wrath of Russia with words like that, but you gotta admit... he kind'a has a point... the reason his propaganda worked was because he had a talent for always embedding a bone of truth in every toxic-hammed declaration.In the case of Germany, the Nazi's got elected by a thread because of the misery wrought by the bumbling mismanagement by the victors, leading directly to the second world war. If you'd been humiliated in surrender like that, you would have got up to fight again too. Still, the Nazi's got in without media control.

The upper-class industrial rich of Germany looked the other way while tler took over because he promised them the right to control their industries as owners - which he granted (but which got moderated by how they couldn't fire anyone without permission of the Nazi party... leading to job-security and worker abandonment of unions...) The point is... humans can only make decision based upon the information they have, so if they make a bad-voting decision because of pig-filtered media... did they really get the government they deserved?

Every leader is absolute reflection of the nation. Even in the case when you have dictatorship, and I know that many will disagree with me on this one. Nothing in life is mistake or randomness, everything have it's own roots and connection.To change your leadership you have to start from yourself, like everything else in life.

Changing yourself is the greatest challenge you will ever face with, and in same time, most useful.

Hard question actually, and while in theory public servants are subject to the will of the people it isn't necessarily true. Supreme Court Justices are appointed, not directly elected, and although there is a rigorous check system in place, they are often subject to partisan politics, or despite qualifications, become symbolic choices (Thomas, Sotomayor). Also, given the money that swishes around politics through lobbying and campaign financing, Washington is often subject to the will/influence of corporations and industries (or at least it seems to be) I do agree with the statement thought because civic engagement and voter turnout are often low.

Incumbents usually win their seats, and long term politicians supported by their political machines are hard to oust, and people are complacent towards this system.

At the time of an election, there is little way to predict the exact path a candidate will take once in office. The three main reasons for this are deception (or lack of disclosure), corruption (undue influence), and changeability. Many candidates will go to extreme lengths to deceive the voting public about their true intentions, or at least to hide those true intentions from the voters.

Undue influence is exerted on elected officials by wealthy and/or powerful special interest individuals and groups with very narrow interests, interests that do not always serve the best interest of the general public. It is not uncommon for deceptive and chameleon- like politicians to be influenced unduly, in fact many politicians go out and court the money and power wielded by these groups. The corruption in politics runs deep.

There is little doubt that in some positions, men and women are serving in office as a result of election fraud. The third ingredient adding to the degree of predictability difficulty is change. A politician may be elected on one agenda or platform, and then once he is in office and things are not going his way, his policies are not adopted, or the winds of change begin to blow, it is very common for a politician to change direction mid- stream and go in a totally unexpected direction.

The question is whether or not the voters deserve the results of the deception, corruption and change. Should they have seen through every deception, been able to defeat all the corruption, and predicted every change? I don't think it's possible, so I don't think the voters always initially get the representation they deserve.

More important , though, than the deception, corruption and change that can derail the will of the people regarding their government, is their reaction to it once it happens. It is not their ability to predict, it is their willingness to react with appropriate integrity and strength. The voters will not always win initially.

They will not always see through the deception initially, or be able to predict and react quickly to changes in individual politicians, and most definitely they will have great difficulty fighting powerful corruption, but overall, a vigilant electorate will continue the fight, bringing the government relatively back on course. All they can do is stay in the struggle and keep fighting.

Lol. Maybe the process by which we select our leaders and public servants is not perfect.......... government 2.0 3.0 etc.......

I believe so. When there truly is a need for change, it no doubt happens. The most recent example being the Mass.Elections.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.