POLITICAL LEADERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS

1.Political leaders can remain in their position because they have followers. It appears that some kind of a bond exists between these two groups of people. What is the nature of this bond?

2.Some people would say that this bond is of the nature of benefit. Followers of political leaders are following the political leaders because they receive some kind of benefit. So long as benefit exists the folloeing will continue and yhe political leaders can remain in their position. Political leaders must therefore work very hard to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted supply of benefit. This is the way of an ancient king.

3.However, some people would think otherwise. Ancient kings have been constantly replaced. The nature of the bond is not benefit but the end of their struggle. Political leaders usually have objective for theie struggle. The followers are actually following the objective, not the person of the political leaders.

4.But one thing is common. The following is voluntary in nature. The followers of the political leaders are free to choose the kind of political leaders that they wish to follow.