The puritans insisted that their fate was predetermined but still acted as though they needed to prove something, just in case, hinting that maybe they didn't believe their preaches as much as they led us to believe. While thinking this, it came to my attention that that puritans were not the only ones who aimed for the elite. With the presidential elections right around the corner, it appears that everyone is trying to act with stricter self set guidelines. Both of the presidential candidates and all of their teams, vice presidents, etc., need to always be aware of everything they say and do. As with the puritans, everything they do and say is being judged with the harshest of criticism, and they would probably prefer the process if it had less critique and stress. But they can't. Because running to be the leader of our country turns into a lifestyle, just like the puritans chose their lifestyle.
When running for president, everything you do is under a microscope, and the puritans had the same. For Obama and McCain, a mistake or ill-spoken word is viewed by the pres and the whole country, and for puritans, their whole community is watching. Apologies to the whole communities have been used for the puritans, and they are not even trying to lead a country, they simply want to live their lives. McCain quotes Ronald Reagan in saying that we must be a city on a hill, implying that we all must act as though we are the elite, not just the puritans and presidential candidates. If everyone aimed for the elite and acted like the puritans, we would probably have a world with no, or close to no, sin. But what would be left?
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Conservative commentator George Will has said that elections are not about WHETHER elites should rule, but WHICH elites should rule. Don't we want the president of our country to be "better" than we are somehow? Do average Americans seriously think that they could be good presidents? If not, why do we disparage candidates for appearing "elite"?
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