QuantumChemist wrote:
Sadly, that is not the case when it comes to power. There are so many of them like that there, they only promote their own up the ladder of power. It is one reason why I left Kansas. I still have to deal with it every time I visit there though.
Indeed. There's a saying, "It's not what you know, it's who you know." And status doesn't correlate very well with intelligence, though I think it correlates to a degree with narcissism and dishonesty. I've seen a lot of people in high places who don't seem any brighter than I am. A glance at the leaders of the UK and USA at the moment would seem to bear out the point quite well.