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bush is bad makavelli Eco 2013 Paper 3 In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli released his novel The Prince. In this book, Machiavelli dictated his opinion of that of a true
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Eco 2013
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In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli released his novel The Prince. In this book, Machiavelli dictated his opinion of that of a true leader is and how he should maintain his kingdom. Essentially Machiavelli’s Prince was a “how to guide” on how he perceived a nation should be properly governed. Throughout history many strong leaders have been compared to the theories that Machiavelli established. One such leader is our current president, George W. Bush. This former Texas governor is now the leader of what is considered the strongest military force in the world. However, Bush is currently faced with the possibility of a full scale war which the drives us to the question, is Bush, by Machiavellian’s standards, a good enough leader? In comparison to Machiavelli’s ideals he is not a worthy enough leader because of his, lack of ability to do evil when necessary, he is not fear as a leader should be and due to his inability to lie in order to sustain the image of a true leader.
According to Machiavelli Bush should be able to when it is required of him to do evil, as this capability is an essential tool used to keep subjects in order, united and loyal. As a prince you should do good when necessary but be able and prepared to do evil when it is asked, and Bush is found to be more than lacking in this field for him to be considered a true Machiavelli prince. Using 9-11 as an example, an attack of such high degree on his own soil, Bush should have responded with the immediate slaughter of all opposing Muslim extremists, rather than the arrest of extremist soldiers. Bush should have taken an eye for an eye, yet he failed to execute the necessary evil needed to show the world that he will not stand for this. He failed to maintain an image of evil on demand to both his people and foreign countries. Machaivelli would most likely have no choice but to deem Bush as a weak leader as image and evilness is vital in...
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