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Let's say you were elected president. Now, I know that not all of you are from the United States, and if you're one of the people who isn't from here, just assume that you have been elected to your country's equivalent of the U.S. Presidency.
Anyway, which of these three scenarios would you prefer to unfold for you and why? And yes, I know they're all kind of unpleasant, so this is kind of like a question of which evil you think is the least evil. I just thought of this earlier this evening, and I thought it would be interesting.
1. You are voted into office by a vast majority of the country. When you take office, you are very popular and very well-liked throughout the country. For the most part, the country has a lot of confidence in you and thinks you are on the road to be the best leader your country has seen---and, in fact, they are right. You get a lot of great things accomplished during your first term and manage to fix a lot of the problems that you inherited from the previous president. You easily win re-election, and for the most part, the country maintains it's rosy view of you. However, during your last year in office, you are assassinated. Nonetheless, your assassination ends up only increasing your popularity, and as the years go on, you are eventually revered as one of the greatest presidents the country has ever had.
2. Just as in number 1, you are voted into office by a considerable majority of the country, and you are initially very popular with everyone. The country, for the most part, has tremendous faith on you and firmly believes that you can lead the country in a better direction. However, you make many mistakes as president, and you end up exacerbating several of the serious problems that you inherited from the previous president, problems that you promised to fix during your campaign. As a result, your popularity plummets greatly, and you are voted out of office in a massive landslide after your first term.
3. As in the previous two, you are elected into office easily, and most of the country likes you and has great faith in you. You remain popular throughout your presidency and manage to get easily re-elected. Your popularity remains high throughout your second term, and you leave office with a lot of dignity, and many of the people are sad that you cannot stay on as president. However, during the years after your presidency is over, many of the decisions that you made while in office, and many of the laws that you helped get passed, turn out to have negative consequences for the country. As the years dwindle on, the economy collapses and a major foreign policy crisis occurs, and it's very obvious that your policies while president are to blame for both of them, for the most part. As a result, you are quickly seen as a failed leader, and most of the country feels a sense of shame over having supported you so strongly while you were in office and in the public eye.
Anyway, which of these three scenarios would you prefer to unfold for you and why? And yes, I know they're all kind of unpleasant, so this is kind of like a question of which evil you think is the least evil. I just thought of this earlier this evening, and I thought it would be interesting.
1. You are voted into office by a vast majority of the country. When you take office, you are very popular and very well-liked throughout the country. For the most part, the country has a lot of confidence in you and thinks you are on the road to be the best leader your country has seen---and, in fact, they are right. You get a lot of great things accomplished during your first term and manage to fix a lot of the problems that you inherited from the previous president. You easily win re-election, and for the most part, the country maintains it's rosy view of you. However, during your last year in office, you are assassinated. Nonetheless, your assassination ends up only increasing your popularity, and as the years go on, you are eventually revered as one of the greatest presidents the country has ever had.
2. Just as in number 1, you are voted into office by a considerable majority of the country, and you are initially very popular with everyone. The country, for the most part, has tremendous faith on you and firmly believes that you can lead the country in a better direction. However, you make many mistakes as president, and you end up exacerbating several of the serious problems that you inherited from the previous president, problems that you promised to fix during your campaign. As a result, your popularity plummets greatly, and you are voted out of office in a massive landslide after your first term.
3. As in the previous two, you are elected into office easily, and most of the country likes you and has great faith in you. You remain popular throughout your presidency and manage to get easily re-elected. Your popularity remains high throughout your second term, and you leave office with a lot of dignity, and many of the people are sad that you cannot stay on as president. However, during the years after your presidency is over, many of the decisions that you made while in office, and many of the laws that you helped get passed, turn out to have negative consequences for the country. As the years dwindle on, the economy collapses and a major foreign policy crisis occurs, and it's very obvious that your policies while president are to blame for both of them, for the most part. As a result, you are quickly seen as a failed leader, and most of the country feels a sense of shame over having supported you so strongly while you were in office and in the public eye.
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