[pepsi_junkie]

Yeah, Alcibiades differs from current political opportunists in that he had real talents outside politics and when he defected from your camp (or was driven away) you were far worse off for it.

But politics is such that real world ability and skill are not actual prerequisites for the job, in fact having them is a liability. Other politicians will get jealous and have you exiled. Heck, look at what they're doing to Trump now for an example of how it never changes.

[Texan5]

Well, of course they are trashing him-isn’t he just about the only one who isn’t a lawyer?