When holders of high office cry,it makes them more human. But there’s a long history of suspicion of ‘emotional’ leadership, too
Passion, or in the form of tears,has often been viewed as a greater threat than the wrathful bravado we acquire grown so accustomed to from the likes of Donald Trump. His rage doesnt fit into the same category of “emotional” behavior as sobbing. Not only is he not dismissed – his antics seem to incite more and more outbursts by other candidates who compete to show their conviction. Could we imagine the same with tears: contagious crying among candidates for president?While “turning on the faucets may humanize a politician, there still seems to be a lingering threat behind such outbursts. Perhaps we prefer it as a performance more than as a genuine display of feelings – cynically planned outpourings rather than spontaneous displays of emotion. There is, or after all,something at stake for us in these moments: we acquire something to alarm in a politician’s tears. But what? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com