Macbeth Persona
Macbeth PersonaWhat is a Country to Do?
In recent times, the throne of Scotland has been filled with very small men. These
so-called sovereigns have abused their God given power to their own pitiful ends instead
of using it the way it was meant to. They spend our taxes foolishly so that they can live in
splendor, chase their enemies to the grave, and insure that the common man cannot rise
against them. They live in fear of falling from power to the point where any who question
them are imprisoned, killed, or simply disappear. It is only because we are currently
between kings that I feel safe to speak my mind on the subject. These half-baked monarchs
sit in chairs of inscrutable power, hiding behind walls built on the backs of those they are
meant to serve, their days filled with plans to cement their positions as absolute rulers of
Heaven and Earth. In this edition of my column I beseech the people reading this to take a
stand against the corrupt nobles and demand that we get the king that this land of ours has
needed for so long.
The one who we trust with the appointment of governing us must stand up to a
certain measure in my opinion. He must be no more important than any other man under
God, but he must also be able to fill the duty that no other is qualified for. I have a list of
specific qualities that such a man must posses if he wishes to be my king, here in this issue
is that list.
The man who is to be king must be both loved and respected by the people. He must
do what he can to please them but not give in to shameless gimmicks to appear that he is
doing what is right. He must be a role model to our children and an inspiration to us all. He
must listen to the plights of his people and do what is in reason to fix the problems that we
face on a daily basis.
The one who is to be king must be always ready to change his policies, but not to
the whim of popular opinion. He must be flexible, after all, if the mast of a ship cannot be
bent in the wind then it shall crack and break under the force of a major squall. He mustn�t
have his ideals so set in stone that they would be the undoing of the nation, for his voice
speaks to others for us.
He must be able to handle many affairs at once, both domestic and international, but
he must also know when to delegate his work load...
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