We are currently undertaking something of an experiment in the limits of political authority and leadership. This is especially true in Western countries where the populace take just a passing interest in politics, usually every few years when an election rolls around. The daily struggle of most is one of individual and society, ordinary men and women trying to feel fulfilled in a consumer society with the traditional pillars of moral authority such as religion and nationalism in tatters.
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