It ain’t just Swedish politicians ... low moral standards is a requisite for office anywhere as best as I can tell.
- True, but sometimes I feel like people have the politicians they deserve.
Often the leaders of different nations mirror the negative as well as the positive aspects of that country as a whole, in a given historical context.
For instance, Churchill represented a nation who finally came to the conclusion that war between the Free World and the Axis was inevitable and was prepared to fight.
However, nations are often divided and sometimes the 51% who are sane dominate the 49% who refuse to see the truth and vice versa.