In military organisations -- very much like in other rigid establishments -- promotion is entirely dependent on one?s successful adaptation of a strict pattern of thought. In other words military promotion is dependent on one?s acceptance of a given doctrine while denying any other mode of thinking.
Accordingly, the higher you get in the military hierarchy the less open-minded you are. To spare any ambiguity, if we agree that an intelligent mind is distinguished by its capability to process a wide range of information, it makes sense that in the top of the military pyramid we find the least intelligent people around. To be more explicit: military leaders can be found to be pretty stupid people by any standard.
Postado por caio em março 25, 2003 8:46 AM