Virtuous men should be elders at the city gate, the judges of society.
Virtue - being able to withstand temptation and follow the honorable way at cost to oneself.
Today’s 'elders' have no values or standards. They seek to escape hassle, living in a virtual world of their own making. They have no loyalty to anyone and have nothing to conserve. Meritocracy to them means escaping from the common lot with no room for compassion. Selfcentredess gone rife - the sure way to the destruction of all we hold dear.
They are the betrayers of democracy.
Some thoughts from Christopher Lasch 'The Revolt of the Elites - The Betrayal of Democracy'.
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