Where Have All The Leaders Gone

Lee Iaccoca has a new book out called "Where Have All The Leaders Gone?" In it, he wonders aloud how so much of our current malaise has come to pass without any serious opposition. His conclusion is that there are no authentic and courageous leaders out there.

BS.

I don't think this generation has lacked for leaders. If you look back at the last twenty years there have been plenty of folks who warned us about the pitfalls of the course we were on, and pointed us on a new path. Plenty of people warned us about global warming. Plenty of people warned us about de regulated markets. Plenty of people warned us about unchecked globalization. Plenty of people warned us about the dangerous gulf between us and the Arab world. Plenty of people warned us about a pre emptive invasion of Iraq. Many of these people were positions of some prominence and were able to gain at least a modest platform for their views. The trouble was the awe inspiring ability of the status quo to marginalize these people, make them seem like fools, pessimists, out of the mainstream wackos, or zealots. The problem isn't a lack of leaders. The problem is that between the mainstream media, talk radio, and the collective and highly organized voices of big business, big money and big religion, we have been ardently busy crucifying as many leaders as we can find.