Weather vanes and Sign Posts

[Ichingcarpenter]

Signposts being people in life and politics whose beliefs are firmly rooted in principles, for which they stand firm, refusing to bend to passing fads and opinion polls, pointing the way forward even when they are an isolated minority.''

''In contrast, weathervanes are those people of no fixed principles, who spin round in all and opposite directions to court popularity, and in the case of professional politicians, to gain power, prestige and privilege.''

''The former deserve our admiration, the latter our contempt and eternal suspicion about their motives and reliability. The latter is rank opportunism, soaked in hypocrisy and cynicism''.


-----Tony Benn 1925 – 2014

A member of the Labour Party, was a Member of Parliament (MP) for forty-seven years between 1950 and 2001 , he was situated on the party's hard left, ideologically identifying as a democratic socialist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn

[virtualobserver]

1. "Feel the Benn"

His departure from earth was a loss.

[Scuba]

2. Very timely. Thanks.