Doubt is usually the sign
of an enlightened mind. In our parts, however, it is seen as indecision
when we are assessing leadership and therefore something not heroic.
Certitude is seen by
Indians as a virtue in making leaders strong and decisive. But it is
equally an indicator that its possessor suffers from a lack of awareness
of opposing arguments, of lack of data and information. This is a
universal problem, of course. In the West, it is the conservative who
yearns for decisive leadership and a stamping of authority. Later, when
the decisive leader produces a war that is pure stupidity, the
conservative is baffled and chastised.
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