IT WAS perhaps inevitable that Americans would elect someone like Donald Trump, who is presiding over the US as a CEO would over a global corporation.
Although a surprise to many, it should not have been when one considers that the electorate are culturally taught to aspire to be someone like him (the "American dream"), one who has overcome all competition to become extremely wealthy and powerful. In doing so, he may not have given much thought to those he has trodden underfoot. And, as previously with business competitors, now with countries ("foes").
Britain is not far behind in its emulation, and it won't be long before we too elect a PM who primarily governs, maybe not as a CEO but certainly as the chief spokesperson for UK corporations.
Unless, of course, we decide that governments and corporations should be there to serve us, not we them.
Geoff Naylor
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