03-24-2005, 01:13 AM
From the latest salvo from Veera Vaishnava..
http://www.india-forum.com/Columns/Veera_V...lible_Deeds/26/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"There are three rules for creating good leaders. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."- W. Somerset Maugham<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Followers of charisma alone, often admire their leader to such an extent that they would blindly follow his or her direction without question. This loyalty is representative of followers' complete confidence in the leader's vision. They, much like donors, also have an extreme desire for desperately helping the needy and victims. This noble sentiment can be, (and always is) exploited under corrupt leadership. Because followers crave action, help, and noble deeds so badly, they will be less likely to heed to uncomfortable revelations about their exalted leadership. Far from it, even if such information is easily available, they are less likely to see the leadership as corrupt. Such are the doers who are obfuscating all the issues, have thrown truth and facts out the window, and are misleading their followers and donors.
Further, a charismatic leader who is exalted by followers may actually convince them that any such questionable behavior is not wrong, essentially altering the ethical norms of their followers to be dependent upon the guidance of this seemingly illustrious leader.
Financial scrutiny is not always what it could be, and the trust-based nature of charitable work means that it is possible to hide funding for terror inside financial flows used for entirely genuine aid and assistance. Charity is supposed to be a vehicle for samaritanism, without an agenda, without politics, only for the purpose of truly helping those who need it and without expecting anything in return. The followers should police their leadership, and donors be wary of such charities run by corrupt and politically motivated and involved leaders.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.india-forum.com/Columns/Veera_V...lible_Deeds/26/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"There are three rules for creating good leaders. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."- W. Somerset Maugham<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Followers of charisma alone, often admire their leader to such an extent that they would blindly follow his or her direction without question. This loyalty is representative of followers' complete confidence in the leader's vision. They, much like donors, also have an extreme desire for desperately helping the needy and victims. This noble sentiment can be, (and always is) exploited under corrupt leadership. Because followers crave action, help, and noble deeds so badly, they will be less likely to heed to uncomfortable revelations about their exalted leadership. Far from it, even if such information is easily available, they are less likely to see the leadership as corrupt. Such are the doers who are obfuscating all the issues, have thrown truth and facts out the window, and are misleading their followers and donors.
Further, a charismatic leader who is exalted by followers may actually convince them that any such questionable behavior is not wrong, essentially altering the ethical norms of their followers to be dependent upon the guidance of this seemingly illustrious leader.
Financial scrutiny is not always what it could be, and the trust-based nature of charitable work means that it is possible to hide funding for terror inside financial flows used for entirely genuine aid and assistance. Charity is supposed to be a vehicle for samaritanism, without an agenda, without politics, only for the purpose of truly helping those who need it and without expecting anything in return. The followers should police their leadership, and donors be wary of such charities run by corrupt and politically motivated and involved leaders.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->