Love Democracy… but it is flawed.
So, leaders in Greece have decided against its controversial plan to hold a referendum on the Europe Zone bailout plan. When announcing the vote earlier this week, the government originally stated that “it was the democratic” thing to do. AGREED! BUT, democracy (although great) is flawed!
The bailout by the Eurozone is predicated on keeping the entire economic union together. If this scenario were to be truly democratic, then all members of Europe should have the option to vote on the plan, not just Greece, as it potentially affects all of Europe. Take this logic a step further, and much of the world should get a vote on this bailout, as our entire economic system is at stake. Why should only one group have the option to vote? And, at that, the ones at the centre of this challenge? Greece has its challenges, and kicking them while they are down, world economic challenges did not help.
When decisions are tough, democracy is not always the way to go. Starting with VALUES will help us make the hard decisions. Those values are agreed to at the beginning, and Greece joining the European Union agreed to a set of values. Those members are stepping up to their side of the deal by driving those values. Now is not the time to step away from them just because it is hard. Real leadership means making the hard decisions when times are tough. You CAN’T use democracy as a scape goat. Drive from VALUES, you will only fail if your values are not good ones.
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When the Euro came into play, this seemed to be the factor that has steeped much of Europe into this economic chaos of today – was that a democratic process at the beginning? I agree wholeheartedly, Bob, leaving values behind makes for a false decision – and it seems that part of Europe never really did not buy into this process. Predictive leadership, or self fulfilling prophecy?
When determining the decision to make is based on values, you have a greater possibility to resonate the outcome with your own interests. In physics, when two frequencies come together that are identical, they each double in size and add to each other. In essence, one plus one ends up being four, when they are identical frequencies and the energies are identical. If you are basing your decisions on values, and these values are resonating with others because they are identical, then the power of the decision becomes magnified with positive energy – and makes more output than the original decision could have made just on its own.
Leadership as you said never leaves just because the decision is difficult. Socrates would teach by asking questions, why have they strayed from this in their own processes? Perhaps asking a question that is designed to deliver an answer from many, then what if several of those answering the question chose to look at their values which has made the decision their reality. As you said, are the values…..valuable?
Awesome post, Bob!
Chris Kulbaba
November 4, 2011 at 10:55 pm