Musing on philosophy

(why philosophical thinking is so critical especially for a leader)
Anyone who follows logic and reasoning, as well as has an understanding of moral principles, or for Plato, the unchangeable forms, will be able to make assertions that are accurate and measurable to some extent. They will be able to make assertions despite lack of knowledge on the subject, despite every possible outcome besides the desirable one, despite the rebuttles of others. This person can have certainty that what he says is valid and has weight; he doesn't need a fact book to back him up and make his story more plausible. That belief is erroneous and leads into propaganda and divisiveness. The modern man does not have anything to stand on, to take his position on, for what he stands on, is always subject to error, erosion and dissipation. Once he is afraid to take a position, he falls into irrelevancy and ruin, the product of the whim of the masses, whichever way the wind is blowing, this is where he is found.