Reply #71: Respect, honesty, responsibility, integrity DO belong in the realm of politics [View All]

[Voice for Peace]

and that's a big part of the problem. It has nothing to do with spirituality, as I understand the concept.
It's just about being decent human beings.

Otherwise why bother to have politics at all? It might as well be religion.

Taking "being decent human beings" out of politics is what's gotten things where they are today. All the pleasantries and niceties are superficial, mostly artificial. Behind the scenes what is in charge is the god of lowest common denominators: greed, cheat, deceit.

Thus we have wars, poverty, pollution, starvation.

But you can't mandate that people be decent. You need inspiration, example, motivation, purpose.