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Hi Kssandra,感谢你之前的点评,正巧我又在你下面发了帖,也来看看你的。纯属个人意见哈。
As political leaders, there are times when the principles and objectives as the leaders and the opinions of the public are not consistent. For effective leadership, whether the leaders should choose to yield to the public opinion or remain committed to their principles and objectives are(这个are可以不用吧) largely depends on the circumstances. Firstly, the general public may not have the same foresight as the political leaders, and the leaders should insist on their long-term strategy when the public concerns more about the current benefit. Also, often times there are even different opinions among the public, and leaders need to commit to their principles and to do the right things. However, there are still times when the public knows better than the leaders about what the society need, and the leaders should compromise.
To begin with, political leaders are normally especially trained for their job, so the public may not have the same foresight as their leaders, especially when it comes to the long-term development of a nation.
Example: Why we spend all these money to explore the space, when millions of people are starving? Space exploration bring as such and such benefit, which are equally important as public welfare.
(我觉得这个例子不是特别贴切,或者是不是应该指出,在很多民众反对航天工程的情况下,有领导坚持了发展航天的立场,这样才更能支持你的论点?)
Also, often times the public have different opinions on the same issue, and the one of the most important ability for effective leaders to address the issue will be to consistently committed to particular principles and objectives.
Example 1: People ask for social welfare while middle-class complains about heavy tax. But leaders should insist on the social welfare policies.
Example 2: Many developing counties are faced with the conflict between industry and public health or environmental cost. Industries offer employment and development to the local regions, but also bring along pollution and diseases. Leaders should not allow the development at the cost of the environment and health.
(第二个例子里,领导好像和民众站在一边了。而且没有反映出论点中的人民持有不同的观点这一点哦,或者你的意思是industry和regular people之间的conflicts?)
However, there are indeed times when the public knows better than the leaders about their need and the need for the society as a whole, and this is when the leaders should yield to the public opinion.
Example: Some African and mid-east countries are constantly in wars between the government and rebels/terrorism. The public would prefer peace, and the wars destroy innocent people and their life just like destroying rebels/terrorism. Such leadership is very unsuccessful and not at all effective.
(我觉得prefer peace 并不是know better than leaders的表现吧。。。)
In conclusion, for the sake of effective leadership, whether the leaders should yield to the public opinion or they should commit to their principles and objectives are largely depended on the circumstances. Regarding strategies concerning the long-term development of a country, it is more likely that the leaders make better decisions than the public, who cares more about the current benefit and returns. Also, to address the conflicts with the public opinions, effective leaders need to have consistent principles to ensure the well-being of their people. However, when the public is suffering the leaders will need to listen to the public opinion for the sake of compromise.
这题确实蛮难的,之前没觉得,仔细看了你的提纲才发现我自己想不好该怎么写。回头我也写个这题的提纲!
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