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Why Do We Support Bad Leaders

A look into why so many leaders today are terrible.

Eric S Burdon
9 min readJun 13, 2024

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The first ever concert I attended was with the Anglican church I went to as a teen. It was called Revival at Belfast and it featured an ensemble of musicians from around the Maritimes to play with Christian singer Robin Mark — a man born in Belfast.

It was a three day event with the first two days spent at a particular church where we listened to various sermons covering various topics, and did workshops.

Honestly I can’t quite remember the details of what those covered.

What I do remember though is aside from the unusual cabin and bed assignments, everything went without a hitch. We were fed, had ample of water and supplies, a great venue, and everyone attended each event on time with adults shuttling to the designated spot with no issues.

By the end of the event, everyone remarked how well our youth leader handled and managed our decent sized group so well. It even caught the notice of my dad who decided that next years Revival at Belfast, he would attend himself.

But between those past two events, a lot changed.

The tightly run event was more chaotic and disorganized the second time around. Hardly any food was prepared, our group was still overlooked by…

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Eric S Burdon

Entrepreneur, positive-minded. I used to say a lot, but now I do a lot.