A candidates opinion – Stew Richland

 

 

A candidates opinion – Stew Richland

 

Does this all seem familiar.  In the latest issue of the UCO Reporter our president provides us with some snippets on how to deal with difficult people.  A person who is dubbed a difficult person  is often given this title by one who lacks the people skills to deal with them.  In my mind a difficult person is like sandpaper and uses the sandpaper to rub the rough edges off us. 

Our esteemed president uses terms like difficult person, malcontent, bad candidate to characterize any one who does not agree with him.  When a Villager stands to speak on topics that are in direct contrast to our President, they are greeted with invectives such as “this is  calculated to disrupt the meeting.”  “You are out of order! , sit down etc.  If the president was not so defensive,  he would allow these “disruptive”  speakers a moment to make their point, then move the meeting on.  This is what a rational administrator would do.  How could a difficult person make someone  look like a bad person. This is not a matter of  a self-esteem problem as suggested in the quotes.  Does a civil society not have room for contrary opinions and solutions.  Of course it does!   Complex problems can have many different solutions, problems can be resolved by looking at the issues from different angles. 
We have often heard the quote: “Many Heads are Better than One!”  Only people who feel that they are omnipotent, fear alternative views.  “Render to our president the ideas that are the president’s”  and to the difficult persons a seat in the audience.

If a Villager is working, thinking, presenting ideas to those in attending the Delegate Assembly, why would any person ever suggest that their efforts are devoid of any personal satisfaction especially when they and all members of the community would benefit.

Our president states that a small core of delegates came forth with a set of nonexistent issues just for the purpose of disrupting the Grand Administrator  agenda.  is a classical example of what the Greeks refer to as Hubris, an overestimation of one’s own competence especially when a person is exhibiting it in a position of power.  Our President has so often attempted to shame the malcontents that I think he does it for some sought of self-gratification.

Our President also entreats his tribe of followers to vote for those who displayed the most productive ideas and reject all nonproductive candidates. Narcissism can be the only way to describe his command.  One does not have to be an elected official to have good ideas.  There are many bright, articulate and  highly intelligent Villagers who for one reason or another have not tossed their “hat in the ring.”   Did not the Village Reporter and the nomination committee exhort the Assembly to not be bystanders but to be part of the solution.?  They did!   Our president now refers to these people as non-thinking, disruptive and “Bad Guys.”  Shame on you Mr. Grand Administrator.  You should  take the advice of David St.John.  and smell the roses.