Marcus writes: >There is a difference between leadership and mob rule which you seem to have >missed. >Mobs rarely have leaders; they merely are mobs, people acting without plan or >actual pupose except for the desire for instant gratification of some impulse >or another. The impulse, upon later reflection, is usually found to be evil >or, at the very least, what the social workers like to call "acting out," or, >"inappropriate." >Leadership, on the other hand, implies purpose, whether for good or evil. At >least with leadership there is a 50-50 chance of good coming to the fore. Marcus, Your understanding of these things proceeds from a dichotomy I'm not sure I buy--between passion ("impulse," "instant gratification") and reason "(plan or purpose," "reflection"). BC