Dear Editor
The other night whilst enjoying a bout of insomnia, I watched the 1962 edition of the MGM movie “Mutiny on the Bounty.” (The one with Marlon Brandon.)
Based on the events of 1789, the movie is a microcosm of anthropology and authoritarianism.
The crew from MGM spared no expense, obtaining the plans from the British Admiralty and having the shipyards in Lunenburg, N.S. built a replica of the wooden sailing ship.
The story had me reflecting on the incidence of incompetent and tyrannical governance at all levels. To quote Theodore Roosevelt, there also exists, “government by men very powerful in certain lines and gifted with the money touch but with ideals, which in their essence, are merely those of so many glorified pawnbrokers.”
My point is: we have the blueprints for democracy and good governance. Historically the humble and the wise have stepped forward and done their bit for humanity.
Tom Lamont
Maidstone
